Contribution to the lichen diversity in vall de Núria: lichens in forests and shrublands

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epiphytes, ecological indicators, functional traits, lignicolous, terricolous-muscicolous.

Abstract

The study on the most representative woodlands and shrublands from vall de Núria has yield a list of 85 species of epiphytic, lignicolous, and terricolous-muscicolous lichens, among them 59 species are newly cited from the valley. In addition, three species: Cladonia galindezii, Micarea elachista i Rinodina isidioides, are new for the lichen biota of Catalunya. Species composition of lichen communities show significant differences between shrubs and pine woods. On the other hand, the abundance of functional traits and ecological indicators do not follow the same pattern, there are no clear dissimilarities between shrub communities and pine woods. Pine forests hold a higher proportion of species sensitive to environmental disturbances, despite these differences are not significant.

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Gea, Flora et Fauna