Lichen community structure and richness in three mid-elevation secondary forests in Costa Rica

• Published in: Revista de Biología Tropical
• Main Authors: Cordero S., Roberto A., Garrido, Ana, Pérez-Molina, Junior Pastor, Ramírez-Alán, Óscar, Chávez, José Luis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2021
• Subjects: Cloud forest; community composition; corticulous lichens; Costa Rica; hemeroby; lichen diversity; Bosque nuboso; composición de la comunidad; líquenes cortícolas; hemerobia; diversidad de líquenes; Baja; Fuerte; Arctic
• Online Access: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/46162; https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v69i2.46162

Introduction: Lichen diversity, community structure, composition and species abundance have been used as indicators of the integrity and ecological continuity of tropical forest ecosystems. Objectives: To assess corticolous lichen species composition, diversity, and ecological importance of three fo...