Old-growth forest versus generalist lichens: Sensitivity to prolonged desiccation stress and photosynthesis reactivation rate upon rehydration

P Osyczka, R Kościelniak, M Stanek - Mycologia, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Most epiphytic lichens demonstrate high specificity to a habitat type, and sensitive
hygrophilous species usually find shelter only in close-to-natural forest complexes. Some of …

[HTML][HTML] Centimetric circular areas uncolonized by microbial biofilms (CUMBs) on marble surfaces and insights on a lichen-related origin

M Cicardi, D Bernasconi, L Martire, L Pastero… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the poorly known phenomenon of Centimetric circular areas
Uncolonized by Microbial Biofilms (CUMBs) which is frequently observed on natural and …

[HTML][HTML] Bryophyte, lichen, and vascular plant communities of badland grasslands show weak cross-taxon congruence but high local uniqueness in biancana …

E Fanfarillo, S Loppi, C Angiolini, G Bacaro… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-taxon congruence, ie, using certain taxonomic groups as surrogates for others, is
receiving growing interest since it may allow decreasing efforts in biodiversity studies. In this …

Two new species of lichenicolous Arthonia (Arthoniaceae) from southeastern North America highlight the need for comparative studies of lichen parasites and their …

JP Hollinger, PA Scott, JC Lendemer - The Bryologist, 2024 - BioOne
Arthonia frostiicola and A. galligena are described as new to science based on collections
from mountainous regions of southeastern North America. Arthonia frostiicola infects the …

[HTML][HTML]  The Dolichens database: the lichen biota of the Dolomites

L Francesconi, M Conti, G Gheza, S Martellos… - MycoKeys, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The Dolichens project provides the first dynamic inventory of the lichens of the
Dolomites (Eastern Alps, Italy). Occurrence records were retrieved from published and grey …

[PDF][PDF] Plant diversity in old-growth woods: the case of the forest edges of the Favorita Park in Palermo (north-western Sicily, Italy)

L Gianguzzi, O Caldarella, P Campisi… - Plant …, 2024 - plantsociology.arphahub.com
This article presents the results of a study on plant diversity at different levels in residual
forest stands, located in the historical Favorita Park in Palermo, Italy (established and named …

Lichen communities across a subarctic region of Northern Quebec (Canada): conservation status, α-and β-diversity, and functional traits

C Cerrejón, O Valeria, DL Haughland, NJ Fenton - The Bryologist, 2024 - BioOne
Conservation of lichens is impeded by knowledge gaps on their distribution and habitat
requirements. This is a significant issue in vast, isolated and harsh environment regions …

[HTML][HTML] The dataset of the CLU lichen herbarium (Calabria, Italy)

M Conti, S Martellos, A Moro, PL Nimis… - Biodiversity Data …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Calabria, the southernmost tip of the Italian Peninsula, is a biogeographically
very interesting region for lichenologists, characterised by the abundance of oceanic and …

[HTML][HTML]  Typification of the name Arthopyreniaparolinii Beltr.(Ascomycota, Dothideomycetes, Pleosporales, Arthopyreniaceae)

D Isocrono, S Ravera - MycoKeys, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract Arthopyreniaparolinii Beltr. is one of the few species of the lichen genus
Arthopyrenia A. Massal. described by Italian authors of the XIX century, lacking type formal …

[PDF][PDF] Solenopsora rhizomorpha (Catillariaceae): A new lichen species from India

A CHRISTY, S SEQUEIRA, A ANILKUMAR, S JOSEPH - Phytotaxa, 2024 - jjh.cz
A new species of Solenopsora (Lichenized fungi), S. rhizomorpha from the Western Ghats
biodiversity hotspot, India, is described and illustrated, along with its distribution map. The …