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Elemental composition of lichens at Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

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Five species of epiphytic lichens were sampled from urban and periurban areas of Bariloche, a non industrial city located on the East side of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, North-Western Patagonia, Argentina, and from pristine areas of the Park. Each individual lichen was analyzed using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. The results of the analysis showed high concentrations of lithophile elements, with very good correlations among them. The relative concentration of these elements in all lichen species is in good agreement with the elemental composition of sediments collected in the Park. Elemental concentrations which are not related to detritical inputs are also presented.

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  1. S. Ribeiro Guevara

    Present address: Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina

  2. G. Román Ross

    Present address: CONICET, Argentina

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  1. Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica, 8400, Bariloche, (Argentina)

    S. Ribeiro Guevara & G. Román Ross

  2. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, (Argentina)

    M. A. Arribére & S. Calvelo

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Guevara, S.R., Arribére, M.A., Calvelo, S. et al. Elemental composition of lichens at Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 198, 437–448 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036560

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