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Lichen Communities


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Photograph of Menegazzia terebrata.
State and Regional Lichen Reports

1996 Idaho FHM Lichen Community Indicator Results

1997 Wyoming FHM Lichen Community Indicator Results

1998 PNW & California FHM Lichen Community Indicator Results

1999 Utah & Nevada FHM Lichen Community Indicator Results

2003 Idaho Lichen Community Indicator Results

Gradient Models and Special Studies

Estimating epiphytic macrolichen biomass from topography, stand structure and lichen community data.
Berryman, S. & B. McCune. 2006. Journal of Vegetation Science 17: 157-170. Includes appendix .

Air pollution and climate gradients in western Oregon and Washington indicated by epiphytic macrolichens.
Geiser, L.H. and P. Neitlich. 2007. Environmental Pollution 145:203-218.

Regional Variation in Epiphytic Macrolichen Communities in Northern and Central
California Forests.

Jovan, S. & McCune, B.. 2004. Bryologist. Vol. 107(3):328-329.

Air-quality bioindication in the greater Central Valley of California, with epiphytic macrolichen communities.
Jovan, S. and B. McCune. 2005. Ecological Applications 15, 1712-1726.

Using epiphytic macrolichen communities for biomonitoring ammonia in forests of the Greater Sierra Nevada, California.
Jovan, S. and B. McCune. 2006. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 170: 69–93.

Regional Gradients in Lichen Communities of the Southeast United States
McCune et al. 1997. Bryologist 100(2): 145-158

Lichen Communities for Forest Health Monitoring in Colorado, USA
McCune et al. 1998. Internal report to Interior West Region, USDA Forest Service.

Repeatability of Community Data: Species Richness Versus Gradient Scores in Large-Scale Lichen Studies
McCune et al. 1997. Bryologist 100(1):40-46 

Hotspots of Epiphytic Lichen Diversity in Two Young Managed Stands
Neitlich, P. & B. McCune. 1997. Conservation Biology 11(1):172-182

Impacts of Two Coal-Fired Power Plants on Lichen Communities in Northwestern Colorado
Peterson, E. B. & P. Neitlich. 2001.  FHM Evaluation Monitoring Study.
Internal report to Interior West Region, USDA Forest Service.
 

Comparison of lichen community composition with environmental variables at regional and subregional geographic scales.
Will-Wolf, S., L.H. Geiser, P. Neitlich, & A. Reis. 2006. Journal of Vegetation Science 17: 171-184. Includes appendix.

 

Other FIA Lichen Indicator Documents
Contributed Essay: Lichen Communities as Indicators of Forest Health
(McCune, B. 2000. Bryologist 103(2):353-356)
Training and QA Methods
Field Methods Chapter
Lichen Identification Specialist Methods
Lichen Indicator Fact Sheet
Selected Bibliography



 

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