GUTTOVA, Anna, Alica KOŠUTHOVÁ, Debora BARBATO and Luca PAOLI. Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history. BIOLOGIA. BERLIN, GERMANY: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2017, vol. 72, No 11, p. 1247-1257. ISSN 0006-3088. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141. |
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@article{1411199, author = {Guttova, Anna and Košuthová, Alica and Barbato, Debora and Paoli, Luca}, article_location = {BERLIN, GERMANY}, article_number = {11}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141}, keywords = {air pollution; biomonitoring; epiphytes; forest management; lichen diversity value; Slovakia}, language = {eng}, issn = {0006-3088}, journal = {BIOLOGIA}, title = {Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history}, volume = {72}, year = {2017} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1411199 AU - Guttova, Anna - Košuthová, Alica - Barbato, Debora - Paoli, Luca PY - 2017 TI - Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history JF - BIOLOGIA VL - 72 IS - 11 SP - 1247-1257 EP - 1247-1257 PB - WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH SN - 00063088 KW - air pollution KW - biomonitoring KW - epiphytes KW - forest management KW - lichen diversity value KW - Slovakia N2 - We analysed a dataset composed by the frequency of 79 epiphytic lichens recorded on 243 oaks distributed in 29 oak dominated stands of the Western Carpathians, representing areas with high environmental quality up to disturbed environments. Lichen diversity indices (based on total frequencies and on functional and morphological groups) were used as indicators of the response to air quality and forest management. The level of air quality in these categories was a function of NOx, SO2 and particulate matter. From management viewpoint the units were classified as managed (areas subjected to periodic logging) and semi-natural (which currently have the status of National Nature Reserve and where eventual management practices date back to the history). The results showed that higher environmental levels of pollution were associated to the decrease of fruticose and in general pollution sensitive species, while low environmental levels of pollution were associated to the diffusion of common nitrophilous lichens as well as to a higher share of fruticose and in general pollution sensitive species. As far as forest management is concerned, a higher share of fruticose and sensitive species was associated to semi-natural and natural stands, whereas a higher share of foliose (pioneer and tolerant) species was associated to the managed stands. ER -
GUTTOVA, Anna, Alica KOŠUTHOVÁ, Debora BARBATO and Luca PAOLI. Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history. \textit{BIOLOGIA}. BERLIN, GERMANY: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2017, vol.~72, No~11, p.~1247-1257. ISSN~0006-3088. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0141.
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