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Macrolichens of Montane Rain Forests in Panama, Province Chiriquí

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Burkhard Büdel
Affiliation:
Universität Kaiserslautem, FB Biologie, P.O. Box 3049, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Angelika Meyer
Affiliation:
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
Noris Salazar
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 2072, Balboa, Panama City, Panama.
Hans Zellner
Affiliation:
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.
Gerhard Zotz
Affiliation:
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 2072, Balboa, Panama City, Panama.
Otto L. Lange
Affiliation:
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany.

Abstract

Sixty-eight lichen species were found in the lower montane rain forest of Fortuna(1000-1200 m) in the province of Chiriquí, Panama; 33 of these were cyanobacterial lichens. The montane rain forest of the Volcan Bartú (2200-3100 m) yielded 30 species of lichens, 13 of which have cyanobacterial photobionts. Forty of the species reported are new records for Panama. Information concerning their habitats within the forest and their phytogeographical affinities is provided where possible.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2000

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