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Lichens of Skomer Island, West Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

P. A. Wolseley ,
P. W. James ,
B. J. Coppins  and
O. W. Purvis
P. A. Wolseley
Affiliation:
Botany Department, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
P. W. James
Affiliation:
Botany Department, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
B. J. Coppins
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
O. W. Purvis
Affiliation:
Botany Department, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
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Abstract

Skomer Island, a National Nature Reserve, lies off the West coast of Wales. This small island holds lichen communities of international importance associated with large populations of seabirds. Saxicolous lichen communities are described, 248 species listed and details given of a base-line monitoring programme, which will provide data on changes in the lichen flora over time and distinguish cyclical from permanent deleterious changes. Threats to island populations are discussed, such as the likely effects of oil pollution following the Sea Empress accident in February 1996.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , November 1996 , pp. 543 - 570
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1996

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