[HTML][HTML] Functional traits in lichen ecology: A review of challenge and opportunity
Community ecology has experienced a major transition, from a focus on patterns in
taxonomic composition, to revealing the processes underlying community assembly through …
taxonomic composition, to revealing the processes underlying community assembly through …
[HTML][HTML] Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.: The Multifaceted Suitability of the Lung Lichen to Monitor Forest Ecosystems
Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. is a tripartite, broad-lobed foliose lichen usually found on
bark and on epiphytic and epilithic mosses in humid forests. Currently, the species is …
bark and on epiphytic and epilithic mosses in humid forests. Currently, the species is …
Little time left. Microrefuges may fail in mitigating the effects of climate change on epiphytic lichens
Climate change is already causing considerable reductions in biodiversity in all terrestrial
ecosystems. These consequences are expected to be exacerbated in biomes that are …
ecosystems. These consequences are expected to be exacerbated in biomes that are …
Networks of epiphytic lichens and host trees along elevation gradients: Climate change implications in mountain ranges
Several studies have evaluated lichen responses in terms of shifts in species climate
suitability, species richness and community composition. In contrast, patterns of co …
suitability, species richness and community composition. In contrast, patterns of co …
Contrasting patterns of tree features, lichen, and plant diversity in managed and abandoned old-growth chestnut orchards of the northern Apennines (Italy)
In mountain regions of southern Europe, old-growth chestnut orchards maintained by
traditional management were a key component of the economic, cultural, and ecological …
traditional management were a key component of the economic, cultural, and ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of canopy structure and light on the three-dimensional distribution of the iconic lichen Usnea longissima
Forest canopies modify microclimates and create habitats for nonvascular epiphytes, but we
need to better understand the mechanisms regulating their vertical and horizontal …
need to better understand the mechanisms regulating their vertical and horizontal …
Range shifts of native and invasive trees exacerbate the impact of climate change on epiphyte distribution: The case of lung lichen and black locust in Italy
While changing climatic conditions may directly impact species distribution ranges, indirect
effects related to altered biotic interactions may exacerbate range shifts. This situation fully …
effects related to altered biotic interactions may exacerbate range shifts. This situation fully …
[HTML][HTML] Vitality and Growth of the Threatened Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. in Response to Logging and Implications for Its Conservation in Mediterranean …
Forest logging can be detrimental for non-vascular epiphytes, determining the loss of key
components for ecosystem functioning. Legal logging in a Mediterranean mixed oak forest …
components for ecosystem functioning. Legal logging in a Mediterranean mixed oak forest …
[HTML][HTML] Microclimatic Alteration after Logging Affects the Growth of the Endangered Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria
Microclimatic conditions are important in determining lichen distribution at small scale, and
may determine whether the species persist when the surrounding environmental conditions …
may determine whether the species persist when the surrounding environmental conditions …
Functional over-redundancy and vulnerability of lichen communities decouple across spatial scales and environmental severity
According to the insurance hypothesis, high taxonomic diversity should ensure ecosystem
stability because of functional redundancy, whereas reduced functional diversity that results …
stability because of functional redundancy, whereas reduced functional diversity that results …