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Deciduous trees as lichen phorophytes: biodiversity and colonization patterns under common garden conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2020

Hanne Marie Ellegård Larsen Open the ORCID record for Hanne Marie Ellegård Larsen [Opens in a new window] ,
Eric Steen Hansen ,
Thomas Nord-Larsen  and
Hanne Nina Rasmussen Open the ORCID record for Hanne Nina Rasmussen [Opens in a new window]
Hanne Marie Ellegård Larsen*
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Eric Steen Hansen
Affiliation:
Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Nord-Larsen
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hanne Nina Rasmussen
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
*
Author for correspondence: Hanne M. E. Larsen. E-mail: hala@ign.ku.dk
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Abstract

Common gardens are experimental plantations for comparing the performance of tree species while eliminating many of the variables that prevail in natural tree stands. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biodiversity of corticolous lichens on Danish tree species (Acer pseudoplatanus, Alnus glutinosa, Betula pendula, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus robur and Tilia cordata) under common garden conditions and to examine the height distribution of particular lichen species. Observations were recorded through regular sampling of at least 36 lichen species on the main stems (from the base of the stem to the treetops) of 44-year-old trees at four common garden sites. Acer pseudoplatanus and Fraxinus excelsior had the greatest lichen species richness and Shannon diversity values while these measures were significantly lower for Betula pendula and Fagus sylvatica. The distribution of lichen species appeared biased among tree species. The general lichen distribution and relative sample height were weakly related (nonmetric multidimensional scaling). However, single lichen species showed a clear differential distribution along the tree stem (P < 0.001, non-parametric multiplicative regression and logistic log-binomial regression). Lepraria incana, Pseudosagedia aenea and Arthonia atra were mainly found at the stem base while Lecanora carpinea, L. chlarotera, Lecidella elaeochroma, Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina, were most abundant at around 70% of the total tree height. The differential distribution of single lichen species presumably reflects different specific requirements during spore germination and thallus growth. By isolating the unique effect of key variables (tree species and height), this study contributes to the knowledge base of corticolous lichen ecology.

Keywords

bark ecologycommon garden experimentdistribution patternepiphyte
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The Lichenologist , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , May 2020 , pp. 221 - 232
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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2020

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