Climate change, as revealed by gradual changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric
moisture, and wind intensity, as well as sea level rise and changes in the occurrence of …

Nonvascular photoautotrophs (NVP), including bryophytes, lichens, terrestrial algae, and
cyanobacteria, are increasingly recognized as being essential to ecosystem functioning in …

Several experimental studies support the effectiveness of lichen diversity as an indicator of
environmental change. On the contrary, the potential of functional trait values of epiphytic …

Climate change is expected to cause several impacts at the global scale, and drylands will
be amongst the most affected areas. Thus, investigating how these changes will affect the …

Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus with a
photosynthetic partner. Although the photobiont type is a key life-history trait, tests of the …

This paper provides an overview of bioclimatic models applied to lichen species, supporting
their potential use in this context as indicators of climate change risk. First, it provides a brief …

Although the effect of forest management on lichens in temperate forests has been widely
examined, little is known about the influence of management-related factors on their …

Defined broadly, a habitat model represents a relationship between a species and factors
that control its existence. The performance of a species in relation to those factors can be …

Understanding community assembly patterns with regard to functional traits, which may be
common to different species, allows us to compare ecological communities in a wider range …

Question Poikilohydric organisms can survive desiccation without damage and recover soon
after re‐wetting. In this work we explore the realized niches of epilithic, poikilohydric …