Assertion: lichen | /r/HasProperty | sensitive
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: to air pollution
type: CAUSE
value: to pollution in the air
type: CAUSE
value: to various air pollutants
type: OTHER
value: to changes in air quality
type: CAUSE
value: very much
type: DEGREE
value: to changes in the environment
type: CAUSE
value: to changes around them
type: CAUSE
value: to air pollutants
type: CAUSE
value: like canaries in coal mines
type: LOCATION
value: to environmental disturbances
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Many lichens are very sensitive to environmental disturbances and can be used to cheaply assess air pollution, ozone depletion, and metal contamination.
text: Some lichens, like the foliose, are sensitive to air pollution.
text: Not all lichens are equally sensitive to air pollutants, so different lichen species show different levels of sensitivity to specific atmospheric pollutants.
text: Many lichen are sensitive to changes around them.
text: Lichens are very sensitive to air pollution, so if your town has dirty air your backyard may not have many lichens to study.
text: Lichens are also sensitive to pollution and can highlight the quality of the surrounding air.
text: Because some lichens are so sensitive, they are now being used to quickly and cheaply assess levels of air toxins in Europe and North America.
text: Further, lichens are being used as ecological indicators of pollution as they are very sensitive to changes in the environment.
text: Lichens are very much sensitive to air pollution and has been used as an indicator of air pollution.
text: Most lichens are very sensitive to air pollution, and like canaries in coal mines, may serve as indicators of air quality.
text: Lichen is extremely sensitive to various air pollutants, especially to sulphur dioxide, which causes acid rain and prevents water absorption.
text: Many lichens are very sensitive to pollution in the air.
text: Because lichen are so sensitive to changes in air quality, they serve as an excellent indicator of pollution levels.