The legacy of logging--estimating arboreal lichen occurrence in a boreal multiple-use landscape on a two century scale.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Tim Horstkotte, Jon Moen, Tomas Lämås, Timo Helle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Alectoria; Northern Sweden; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028779; https://doaj.org/article/346c66fc9c8b4dfb9a832f5c0607aaca

In northern Sweden, the availability of arboreal lichens (Bryoria fuscescens, Alectoria sarmentosa) as winter grazing resources is an important element in reindeer husbandry. With the industrialization of forestry, forests rich in arboreal lichens have diminished considerably. Here, we analyze how f...