1. The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Growth of Lichens in the Field -- 2. Sampling and interpreting Lichen Diversity Data for biomonitoring purposes -- 3. Lichens and Particulate Matter: Inter-Relations and Biomonitoring with Lichens -- 4. Monitoring lichens as indicator of atmospheric quality -- 5. Bio-monitoring in western North America: What can lichens tell us about ecological disturbances? -- 6. Community metrics under air pollution stress condition -- 7. Remote Sensing and GIS for Biodiversity conservation -- 8. Reflectance spectra of high altitude lichens based on in-situ measurements -- 9. Lichens as agents of biodeterioration -- 10. Lichen growth and Lichenometry -- 11. Analysis of lichen metabolites, a variety of approaches.