Threats and Conservation Strategies for Overlooked Organisms: The Case of Epiphytic Lichens

Giordani, Paolo; Benesperi, Renato; Bianchi, Elisabetta; Malaspina, Paola; Nascimbene, Juri

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6358-0_1

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“…tree species), compared to those of small organisms (De Frenne et al, 2019). Microclimate mitigation is merely decisive for obligate epiphytes whose relationships with tree crown and trunk determine each step of their life cycle (Giordani et al, 2020;Ellis et al, 2014;Ellis and Eaton, 2021). For example, for hygrophilous lichens, microclimatic refugia have a significant effect in maintaining a growth rate on vital levels (Ellis, 2020), or in determining the probability of survival and development of recruits (Benesperi et al, 2018).…”

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Little time left. Microrefuges may fail in mitigating the effects of climate change on epiphytic lichens

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Little time left. Microrefuges may fail in mitigating the effects of climate change on epiphytic lichens

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“…While pollution, habitat loss, and climate change constitute the main threats to lichens on a global scale, unregulated collection, poor site management and lack of conservation policies, are relevant at the local level (Gheza et al 2020;Giordani et al 2020). Although able to grow in harsh environmental conditions, the impact of anthropogenic activities on lichens is considerable and their use as sensitive bioindicators of environmental change is widely established (e.g.…”

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Wanted: virtual or live! How lichens are becoming part of mass internet culture

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Giovanetti

2021

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While restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have strongly limited and affected the work of scientists and communicators, the pandemic has also encouraged the development of new ways of networking and public engagement. People have had to resort to virtual events, with a subsequent proliferation of webinars, online meetings, and digital resources. In this situation we have had to find new ways of measuring the impact of these activities. Using the activities of the Italian Lichen Society (Società Lichenologica Italiana, SLI), Google Trends and colleagues' contributions, we evaluated the performances and impacts of virtual tools on lichenological literacy. We compared the relative success of virtual and in-person events and the effort required; we evaluated followers' appreciation of various categories of posts on SLI Facebook page; and designed a questionnaire to collate information on individual experiences of in-person and virtual events linked to lichens. As expected, online events generally required less effort to put together and deploy than in-person events and engaged more people, especially when recorded and made available online for a long time. Using online searches for the word "lichens" we found an association with national events, and there was a notable increase in membership of SLI over the last 10 years, demonstrating an increasing interest by people in lichens. Without excluding the positive effects of in-person experiences, we believe that online events offer a powerful tool to help increase interest in, and knowledge about lichens. This interest may help to mitigate the impact of anthropogenic activities on this sensitive component of the ecosystem and help human-lichen relationships.

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Is an invasive alien tree able to sustain a similar lichen diversity as the native forest? The case of the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and the laurel forest in Macaronesia

González-Montelongo

Pérez-Vargas

2021

Forest Ecology and Management

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Threats and Conservation Strategies for Overlooked Organisms: The Case of Epiphytic Lichens

Cited by 4 publications

References 136 publications

Little time left. Microrefuges may fail in mitigating the effects of climate change on epiphytic lichens

Little time left. Microrefuges may fail in mitigating the effects of climate change on epiphytic lichens

Wanted: virtual or live! How lichens are becoming part of mass internet culture

Is an invasive alien tree able to sustain a similar lichen diversity as the native forest? The case of the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and the laurel forest in Macaronesia

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