To design effective conservation strategies, the population biology of the target organism
needs to be well understood. In lichens, the population dynamics of the symbiotic organism …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Epiphytic lichens are good ecological indicators of climatic and environmental changes. The
physiology of lichens is related with their morphology and anatomy (traits) and thus the …

The importance of conservation is growing each year, with increasing concerns over the
destruction of biodiversity and the rising awareness of ecosystem services generating new …

This paper presents the details of the EDGG sampling methodology and its underlying
rationales. The methodology has been applied during EDGG Research Expeditions and …

Among the different organisms, lichens are considered as one of the best bioindicators of
environmental changes either due to natural or man-made disturbances. Lichens show …

Testing the relations between tree parameters and the richness and composition of lichen
communities in near-natural stands could be a first step to gather information for forest …

Question: What are the responses of epiphytic lichens to the intensity of management along
a large environmental gradient in Mediterranean Quercus forests? Location: Central Spain …

Lichens are a key component of forest biodiversity. However, a comprehensive study
analyzing lichen species richness in relation to several management types, extending over …

In Italy, many lichen species rare at the national level share their ecological requirements
with Lobaria pulmonaria. The aim of this work is to test this lichen as a potential indicator for …