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Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history

GUTTOVA, Anna, Alica KOŠUTHOVÁ, Debora BARBATO and Luca PAOLI

Basic information

Original name

Functional and morphological traits of epiphytic lichens in the Western Carpathian oak forests reflect the influence of air quality and forest history

Authors

GUTTOVA, Anna (703 Slovakia), Alica KOŠUTHOVÁ (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Debora BARBATO (380 Italy) and Luca PAOLI (380 Italy)

Edition

BIOLOGIA, BERLIN, GERMANY, WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2017, 0006-3088

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.696

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100370

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

UT WoS

000418996900003

Keywords in English

air pollution; biomonitoring; epiphytes; forest management; lichen diversity value; Slovakia

Tags

Změněno: 4/4/2018 08:59, Ing. Nicole Zrilić

Abstract

V originále

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.