Abiotic effects on the cover and richness of corticolous lichens on Araucaria angustifolia trunks

ABSTRACT Lichens play a key role in natural ecosystems, as they can function as primary producers, recycle minerals and fix nitrogen. Despite their environmental importance, little is known about lichen ecology in Brazil, and especially about how abiotic factors may influence their spatial distribut...

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Main Authors: Lucas Nunes, Giulia Burle, Emerson Luiz Gumboski, Michele Dechoum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018005009101&lng=en&tlng=en