Influence of forest management on epiphytic lichens in a temperate beech forest of northern Italy

Epiphytic lichen diversity in late-successional Pinus sylvestris forests along local and regional forest utilization gradients in eastern boreal Fennoscandia

“…This suggests that many macrolichens, like most species found on Pinus, are fairly resistant to habitat alterations induced by forestry practices. However, as the results also demonstrate, analyses focusing on species richness may mask important differences among species in their vulnerability to such changes (Nascimbene et al, 2007;Rogers and Ryel, 2008). The probability of occurrence of individual Pinus-associated species among both macrolichens and crustose lichens (e.g.…”

Patterns of β-diversity and similarity reveal biotic homogenization of epiphytic lichen communities associated with the spread of black locust forests

“…In general, epiphytic lichens are known to be sensitive to forest habitat disturbance (Aude and Poulsen, 2000;Giordani, 2012;Hauck et al, 2013;Johansson, 2008;Nascimbene et al, , 2013aPyk€ al€ a, 2004) their response often being detectable in terms of replacement of forest specialists with generalist species (Friedel et al, 2006;Matteucci et al, 2012;Nascimbene et al, 2007;Rogers and Ryel, 2008). Severe shifts in lichen composition are also associated with the invasion of alien trees, such as black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), that replace native temperate forests .…”

Influence of tree age, tree size and crown structure on lichen communities in mature Alpine spruce forests

“…The increasing interest on near-to-nature forestry has favored a scientiWc-based and multi-purpose management approach whose models are often developed on the basis of ecological studies in the remnant near-natural sites. This could apply also to epiphytic lichens, whose role in biodiversity conservation in managed forests of the Southern Alps is still largely unknown (but see Nascimbene et al 2007). Testing the relations between tree parameters and the richness and composition of lichen communities in nearnatural stands could be a Wrst step to gather information for forest managers interested in conservation and in biodiversity assessment and monitoring.…”