<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper contains a list of 38 lichen species collected on tree fall disturbances (pit-mound-root plate complexes) in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts. Seven of these species are threatened in Poland: <italic>Arthrorhaphis grisea, Bacidina arnoldiana, Cladonia bellidiflora, Lichenomphalina umbelifera, Porpidia cinereoatra, Psilolechia clavulifera, Trapeliopsis gelatinosa</italic>, and two are protected by Polish law: <italic>Parmeliopsis ambigua and Pseudevernia furfuracea</italic>. Root plates with uprooting pits and mounds create conditions for the development of lichens characterized by very different habitat requirements (photolichens, hygrolichens, skiolichens). Presence of these microhabitats in the forest communities is important for preserving diversity of lichens. Among pit-mound-root plate complex the best conditions for the development of lichen biota are on the root plates. Tree fall disturbances are important microhabitats for pioneer crustose lichens.</p></abstract>

The paper contains a list of 38 lichen species collected on tree fall disturbances (pit-mound-root plate complexes) in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts. Seven of these species are threatened in Poland: Arthrorhaphis grisea, Bacidina arnoldiana, Cladonia bellidiflora, Lichenomphalina umbelifera, Porpidia cinereoatra, Psilolechia clavulifera, Trapeliopsis gelatinosa, and two are protected by Polish law: Parmeliopsis ambigua and Pseudevernia furfuracea. Root plates with uprooting pits and mounds create conditions for the development of lichens characterized by very different habitat requirements (photolichens, hygrolichens, skiolichens). Presence of these microhabitats in the forest communities is important for preserving diversity of lichens. Among pit-mound-root plate complex the best conditions for the development of lichen biota are on the root plates. Tree fall disturbances are important microhabitats for pioneer crustose lichens.

Lichen biota of tree fall disturbances in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts (West Sudety Mts)

Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, PL-90-237 Łódź, Poland

Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, PL-50-363 Wrocław, Poland

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

The paper contains a list of 38 lichen species collected on tree fall disturbances (pit-mound-root plate complexes) in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts....

Lichen biota of tree fall disturbances in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts (West Sudety Mts)

Published Online: Nov 16, 2011

Page range: 139 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10210-011-0014-7

Keywords
lichens, tree fall disturbances, Karkonosze Mts, Poland

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Lichen biota of tree fall disturbances in the Polish part of the Karkonosze Mts (West Sudety Mts)

Published Online: Nov 16, 2011

Page range: 139 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10210-011-0014-7

Keywordslichens, tree fall disturbances, Karkonosze Mts, Poland

This content is open access.

Keywords
lichens, tree fall disturbances, Karkonosze Mts, Poland