Distribution of Foliicolous Lichen Strigula and Genetic Structure of S. multiformis on Jeju Island, South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Strigula is a pantropic foliicolous lichen living on the leaf surfaces of evergreen broadleaf plants. In South Korea, Strigula is the only genus of foliicolous lichen recorded from Jeju Island. Several Strigula species have been recorded, but the ecology of Strigula in South Korea has been largely unexplored. This study examined the distribution and genetic structure of Strigula on Jeju Island. The distribution was surveyed and the influence of environmental factors (e.g., elevation, forest availability, and bioclimate) on the distribution was analyzed using a species distribution modeling analysis. In addition, the genetic variations and differentiation of Strigulamultiformis populations were analyzed using two nuclear ribosomal regions. The distribution of Strigula was largely restricted

SUBMITTER: Oh SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6843442 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature