Vitality and Growth of the Threatened Lichen <i>Lobaria pulmonaria</i> (L.) Hoffm. in Response to Logging and Implications for Its Conservation in Mediterranean Oak Forests

Vitality and Growth of the Threatened Lichen <i>Lobaria pulmonaria</i> (L.) Hoffm. in Response to Logging and Implications for Its Conservation in Mediterranean Oak Forests

Forest logging can be detrimental for non-vascular epiphytes, determining the loss of key components for ecosystem functioning. Legal logging in a Mediterranean mixed oak forest (Tuscany, Central Italy) in 2016 heavily impacted sensitive non-vascular epiphytes, including a large population of the th...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Bianchi, Renato Benesperi, Giorgio Brunialti, Luca Di Nuzzo, Zuzana Fačkovcová, Luisa Frati, Paolo Giordani, Juri Nascimbene, Sonia Ravera, Chiara Vallese, Luca Paoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
biodiversity conservation
chlorophyll fluorescence
epiphytic macrolichens
forest management
growth rates
indicator species
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/9/995

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