Lichens from Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and Vicinity, East-Central Alaska

The lichens of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and adjacent lands were collected and recorded at sites selected to represent the range of environmental variation. One hundred ninety-two taxa of lichens are reported from an area where few previous collections have been recorded. Six species are...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Bryologist. - American Bryological and Lichenological Society. - 110(2007), 1, Seite 74-91
1. Verfasser: Talbot, Stephen S. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Thomson, John W., Schofield, Wilfred B.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Bryologist
Schlagworte:Alaska arctic-alpine boreal forest distribution diversity habitat lichens Biological sciences Physical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:The lichens of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and adjacent lands were collected and recorded at sites selected to represent the range of environmental variation. One hundred ninety-two taxa of lichens are reported from an area where few previous collections have been recorded. Six species are new to Alaska-Aspicilia arctica, Caloplaca arenaria, C. xanthostigmoidea, Endocarpon pusillum, Ramalina intermedia and Rhizocarpon cinereovirens. To provide a comparative phytogeographic framework for Tetlin NWR, we analyzed data from published reports and categorized lichen distribution patterns from a circumpolar perspective. Wide-ranging arctic-alpine and boreal species dominate the lichen flora, while amphi-Beringian species form a minor element.
ISSN:19384378
DOI:10.2307/20110834