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dc.contributor.authorGonzález Montelongo, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorPérez Vargas, Israel
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T21:08:24Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T21:08:24Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35737
dc.description.abstractThe effects of host tree identity on epiphyte lichen communities are a controversial issue, as the results obtained in different forest environments studied are not consistent. We investigated the host preferences for lichens in the laurel forest of Macaronesia. For this purpose, we analyzed the lichen communities growing on the four most common trees (Erica canariensis Rivas-Mart., M. Osorio and Wildpret, Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur, Laurus novoca-nariensis Rivas-Mart., Lousa, Fern. Prieto, E. Días, J.C. Costa and C. Aguiar, and Ilex canariensis Poir. in Lamarck) in the laurel forest of the Canary Islands. The diversity, richness, and lichen composition showed a repetitive and common pattern with the functional traits studied. Although the existence of specificity with respect to the phorophyte species was not demonstrated, there was a clear affinity of the epiphytic lichens to the physico-chemical features of the bark (texture and pH), canopy architecture, foliar characteristics, etc. Our results highlight the importance of the natural diversity of tree species in the laurel forest. Due to the diversity and uniqueness of the lichen species that support each of the phorophytes, this fact should be taken into account in landscape protection and restoration actions, especially in those islands where the forest is highly fragmented.en
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dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFungi 2022, 8, 1031
dc.rightsLicencia Creative Commons (Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 4.0 Internacional)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es_ES
dc.titleTogether apart: evaluating Lichen-Phorophyte Specificity in the Canarian laurel forest.en
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.3390/jof8101031
dc.subject.keywordCanary Islandsen
dc.subject.keywordEpiphytic lichenen
dc.subject.keywordLaurel foresten
dc.subject.keywordMacaronesiaen
dc.subject.keywordPhorophyteen


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