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Agnello, G., M. Catinon, S. Ayrault, J. Asta, M. Tissut & P. Ravanel. 2010. A comparative study of atmospheric deposits and lichen populations in a protected alpine area in the Grenoble region (France). International Journal of Environment and Health 4(2–3): 235–249. [‘‘Concurrently, the lichen flora of Seiglieres was studied from 1970 to 2007, showing a high biodiversity as well as important changes occurring in its composition, with a marked increase in the nitrophilous species, possibly due to higher amounts of NOx, P, Mg and S wafted over in the atmosphere.’’] Alstrup, V., A. Aptroot, P. K. Divakar, S. LaGreca & L. Tibell. 2010. Lichens from Tanzania and Kenya III. Macrolichens and calicioid lichens. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 31(3): 333–351. [Report of 156 species, including ‘‘ ... 28 species are new for Tanzania and 2 for Kenya. New for Africa are Hypotrachyna novella, H. physcioides, Melanelia panniformis, Physcidia squamulosa, and Xanthoparmelia microspora.’’] Aragon, G., R. Lopez & I. Martinez. 2010. Effects of Mediterranean dehesa management on epiphytic lichens. Science of the Total Environment 409(1): 116–122. [Study of Spanish holm oak in open woodlands (dehesas) in Spain. ‘‘Total species richness and cover exhibited considerable variation among management regimes. Both parameters tended to decrease with the intensity of management, abandoned dehesas maintaining a higher number of species than more intensively managed habitats. Lichen composition also significantly differed among the four regimes. Nitrophytic species were clearly associated with more intensive management regimes (farming or livestock management), whereas non-nitrophytic species favored abandoned dehesas.’’] Archer, A. W. 2010. The Rt. Rev. James Hannington, D. D., F. L S., F. R. G. S., collector, missionary and martyr 1847– 1885. British Lichen Society Bulletin 107: 18–19. [Notes on specimens at Kew from East Africa including a list of 11 new taxa described by Muller based on his collections.] Backorova, M., M. Backor, J. Mikes, R. Jendželovský & P. Fedorocko. 2011. Variable responses of different human cancer cells to the lichen compounds parietin, atranorin, usnic acid and gyrophoric acid. Toxicology in Vitro 25(1): 37–44. [Tests on nine human cancer cell lines. ‘‘However, in comparison with parietin and gyrophoric acid, the suppression of viability and cell proliferation by usnic acid or atranorin was found to be more efficient at equitoxic doses and correlated more strongly with an increased number of floating cells or a higher apoptotic index. This study has confirmed a differential sensitivity of cancer cell lines to lichen secondary metabolites.’’] Bajpai, R., S. Nayaka & D. K. Upreti. 2010. Calcium accumulation in lichens of Bhimbetka rock shelter — World Heritage Zone, India. British Lichen Society Bulletin 107: 71–76. [Study of weathering and biodeterioration by several lichen species at this sandstone site.] ———, D. K. Upreti, S. K. Dwivedi & S. Nayaka. 2009. Lichen as quantitative biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metals deposition in Central India. Journal of 1 Author e-mail: regan@unomaha.edu The cumulative database for this series is available in searchable form on the World Wide Web at http:// www.nhm.uio.no/botanisk/bot-mus/lav/sok_rll.htm. I owe special thanks to Bill Buck for providing copies of papers by other authors, which were otherwise unavailable to me, and to the cooperating authors who send reprints or electronic versions of their works to me for inclusion in this series. I have now transferred the Recent Literature on Lichens series into the capable hands of my colleague Brendan Hodkinson (brendan.hodkinson@duke.edu). Please be sure to place him on your mailing list for all future lichen publications. Many thanks. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-114.2.408