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<p>The article presents the results of a lichenological inventory carried out in the “Tabórz Pine” nature reserve, which protects a unique old-growth forest dominated by Scots pine and European beech. The aim of the research was to document the taxonomic and ecological diversity of the lichen biota in the reserve and, on this basis, determine the role and importance of this site as a refuge for stenoecious forest lichens. In an area of 95.32 ha, 118 species of lichens were found, including 43 species included in the Polish national Red List along with 17 species having the status of lowland old-growth forests in Poland. These values allow the reserve to be included in the group of important forest lichen refuges in north-eastern Poland. The obtained results also prove that mixing tree species with complementary ecological features can modify the functioning of the forest not only in terms of its economic features, but also its ecological role in shaping and protecting the species diversity of forest lichens.</p>
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The article presents the results of a lichenological inventory carried out in the “Tabórz Pine” nature reserve, which protects a unique old-growth forest dominated by Scots pine and European beech. The aim of the research was to document the taxonomic and ecological diversity of the lichen biota in the reserve and, on this basis, determine the role and importance of this site as a refuge for stenoecious forest lichens. In an area of 95.32 ha, 118 species of lichens were found, including 43 species included in the Polish national Red List along with 17 species having the status of lowland old-growth forests in Poland. These values allow the reserve to be included in the group of important forest lichen refuges in north-eastern Poland. The obtained results also prove that mixing tree species with complementary ecological features can modify the functioning of the forest not only in terms of its economic features, but also its ecological role in shaping and protecting the species diversity of forest lichens.

“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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The article presents the results of a lichenological inventory carried out in the “Tabórz Pine” nature reserve, which protects a unique old-growth forest...

“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 8 - 21

Received: Oct 05, 2023

Accepted: Nov 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0002

Keywords
lichenized fungi, old-growth forest, protected area, species list

© 2024 Dariusz Kubiak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 8 - 21

Received: Oct 05, 2023

Accepted: Nov 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0002

Keywordslichenized fungi, old-growth forest, protected area, species list

© 2024 Dariusz Kubiak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
lichenized fungi, old-growth forest, protected area, species list