Influence of Time since Fire and Micro-Habitat Availability on Terricolous Lichen Communities in Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Boreal Forests

Influence of Time since Fire and Micro-Habitat Availability on Terricolous Lichen Communities in Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Boreal Forests

Terricolous lichens are an important component of boreal forest ecosystems, both in terms of function and diversity. In this study, we examined the relative contribution of microhabitat characteristics and time elapsed since the last fire in shaping terricolous lichen assemblages in boreal forests t...

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Main Authors: Saliha Zouaoui, Catherine Boudreault, Pierre Drapeau, Yves Bergeron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Cladonia
terricolous lichens
chronosequence
variation partitioning
old forests
model averaging
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/11/2793

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