Distribution Types of Lichens in Hungary That Indicate Changing Environmental Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Distribution data originating from earlier herbarium collections and recent biodiversity records form the basis of distribution analyses in lichen species with different ecological requirements, where the records allowed comparisons or showed clear trends. As the occurrences of lichens are strongly correlated to background environmental conditions (e.g., air pollution, global warming), confirmed by Wirth's ecological indicator values, the analysis of distribution types has a great value for bioindication and the establishment of current and future climatic and pollution situations. Five distribution types were introduced-presented by characteristic examples (13)-according to lichen distribution maps prepared in different periods of time (representing changing environmental conditions): (1)

SUBMITTER: Farkas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature