Lichens of Franz Josef Land archipelago

Information on lichens of Franz Josef Land is summarized based on original and literature data. Two hundred twenty nine lichen species are documented, of which 59 species and two varieties are newly reported for this territory. This represents only 13% of the Arctic lichen flora richness. We have fo...

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Main Authors: Liudmila Alexandrovna Konoreva, Sergey Seraphimovich Kholod, Sergey Vladimirovich Chesnokov, Mikhail Petrovich Zhurbenko
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
Subjects:
russian arctic
franz josef land
lichenized fungi
polar desert
new records
Geology
QE1-996.5
Arctic
Franz Josef Land
Arctic lichen
Arkhangelsk
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2019.128372
https://doaj.org/article/6a25f63e8c1447b888e8c7873024be8e
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Summary:Information on lichens of Franz Josef Land is summarized based on original and literature data. Two hundred twenty nine lichen species are documented, of which 59 species and two varieties are newly reported for this territory. This represents only 13% of the Arctic lichen flora richness. We have found 28 rare lichen species in the archipelago and recommend to include 9 species in the Red Data Book of the Arkhangelsk Region of Russia.

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