A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

World survey of the genus Lepraria ( Stereocaulaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) Page 1 World
survey of the genus Lepraria (Stereocaulaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) Lauri SAAG, Andres …

The purpose of this paper is to review published literature on the diversity of lichens and the
factors that affect its distribution in the neotropics. The systematic method was used to …

summary Tropical mountain forests are very rich in species and are generally considered as
hotspots of biodiversity. They are also of great ecological importance as sources of water …

We present a first comparison of patterns of alpha and beta diversity of ferns, mosses,
liverworts and macrolichens in neotropical montane rainforests, and explore the question …

Abstract Fuscidea multispora Flakus, Kukwa & Rodr. Flakus and Malmidea attenboroughii
Kukwa, Guzow-Krzemińska, Kosecka, Jabłońska & Flakus are described as new to science …

Two new corticolous lichen species are described, Lepraria nothofagi Elix & Kukwa
(atranorin, strepsilin, porphyrilic acid) from Argentina and L. stephaniana Elix, Flakus & …

A checklist of Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Ecuador is presented with a
total of 2599 species, of which 39 are reported for the first time from the country. The names …

The climate of the research area is mainly influenced by the easterlies of the trade wind
regime (see Chapter 8 in this volume) and thus by the Atlantic circulation patterns. The …

This paper presents new records of 135 lichen taxa in Bolivia. Two species, Myriotrema
laeviusculum (Nyl.) Hale and Graphis tenoriensis Chaves & Lücking, are new for the …