Lichens of Franz Josef Land archipelago

• 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

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.