Epiphytic Lichen Biomass in Managed and Old‐Growth Boreal Forests: Effect of Branch Quality

• Published in: Ecological Applications
• Main Authors: Esseen, Per-Anders, Renhorn, Karl-Erik, Pettersson, Roger B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1996
• Subjects: Alectoria; Norway; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2269566; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F2269566; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2307/2269566

To maintain biodiversity in managed forests we must understand the patterns and processes that regulate the occurrence and dynamics of species in undisturbed ecosystems. We compared biomass and species composition of canopy lichens on 180 lower branches of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in three pairs...