Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F17%3A00100370" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100370 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141" target="_blank" >10.1515/biolog-2017-0141</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history

Original language description

We analysed a dataset composed by the frequency of 79 epiphytic lichens recorded on 243 oaks distributed in 29 oak dominated stands of the Western Carpathians, representing areas with high environmental quality up to disturbed environments. Lichen diversity indices (based on total frequencies and on functional and morphological groups) were used as indicators of the response to air quality and forest management. The level of air quality in these categories was a function of NOx, SO2 and particulate matter. From management viewpoint the units were classified as managed (areas subjected to periodic logging) and semi-natural (which currently have the status of National Nature Reserve and where eventual management practices date back to the history). The results showed that higher environmental levels of pollution were associated to the decrease of fruticose and in general pollution sensitive species, while low environmental levels of pollution were associated to the diffusion of common nitrophilous lichens as well as to a higher share of fruticose and in general pollution sensitive species. As far as forest management is concerned, a higher share of fruticose and sensitive species was associated to semi-natural and natural stands, whereas a higher share of foliose (pioneer and tolerant) species was associated to the managed stands.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10600 - Biological sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BIOLOGIA

ISSN

0006-3088

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

72

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1247-1257

UT code for WoS article

000418996900003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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