Ecological Archives E096-212-A1
Stef Bokhorst, Johan Asplund, Paul Kardol, and David A. Wardle. 2015. Lichen physiological traits and growth forms affect communities of associated invertebrates. Ecology 96:2394–2407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1030.1
Appendix A. Overview of the 27 lichen species included in our study.
Family |
Species |
Growth form |
N-fixing symbiont |
Substrate |
Habitat |
Site |
Physciaceae |
Anaptychia ciliaris |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
Free-standing Fraxinus excelsior trunks |
Syverud |
Parmeliaceae |
Bryoria capillaris |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
Picea abies twigs, open P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Cetraria islandica |
Fruticose |
– |
Terricolous |
Open Pinus sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Cladoniaceae |
Cladonia arbuscula |
Fruticose |
– |
Terricolous |
Open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Cladoniaceae |
Cladonia rangiferina |
Fruticose |
– |
Terricolous |
Open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Cladoniaceae |
Cladonia stellaris |
Fruticose |
– |
Terricolous |
Open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Cladoniaceae |
Cladonia uncialis |
Fruticose |
– |
Terricolous |
Open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Collemataceae |
Collema flaccidum |
Foliose |
Nostoc* |
Saxicolous |
Open rock temporarily drained with mineral-rich soil water |
Syverud |
Verrucariaceae |
Dermatocarpon miniatum |
Foliose |
– |
Saxicolous |
Open rock temporarily drained with mineral-rich soil water |
Syverud |
Parmeliaceae |
Evernia prunastri |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
Branches of free standing Quercus sp. |
Syverud |
Parmeliaceae |
Hypogymnia physodes |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
Pinus and Betula branches, open P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Umbilicariaceae |
Lasallia pustulata |
Foliose |
– |
Saxicolous |
Open siliceous rocks, pasture |
Syverud |
Lobariaceae |
Lobaria pulmonaria |
Foliose |
Nostoc† |
Corticolous |
Quercus sp. trunks in mixed deciduous forest |
Kollåsen |
Nephromataceae |
Nephroma arcticum |
Foliose |
Nostoc† |
Saxicolous |
Among mosses on shaded siliceous rock |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Parmelia saxatilis |
Foliose |
– |
Saxicolous |
On boulders, open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Parmelia sulcata |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
Populus tremula trunks, open mixed P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Parmelina tiliacea |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
Trunks of free-standing F. excelsior |
Syverud |
Peltigeraceae |
Peltigera aphthosa |
Foliose |
Nostoc† |
Saxicolous |
Among mosses on siliceous rock, P. abies forest |
Syverud |
Peltigeraceae |
Peltigera horizontalis |
Foliose |
Nostoc* |
Saxicolous |
Among mosses on basic rock, mixed deciduous forest. |
Kollåsen |
Peltigeraceae |
Peltigera leucophlebia |
Foliose |
Nostoc† |
Saxicolous |
Among mosses on basic rock, mixed deciduous forest. |
Kollåsen |
Physciaceae |
Physconia distorta |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
P. tremula trunks next to pasture |
Syverud |
Parmeliaceae |
Platismatia glauca |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
Sorbus and Betula branches, open P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Pseudevernia furfuracea |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
Pinus and Betula twigs, open P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Ramalinaceae |
Ramalina farinacea |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
Acer platanoides trunks, open mixed deciduous forest |
Syverud |
Stereocaulaceae |
Stereocaulon saxatile |
Fruticose |
Stigonema † |
Terricolous |
Open P. sylvestris-P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Parmeliaceae |
Usnea dasypoga |
Fruticose |
– |
Corticolous |
P. abies twigs, open P. abies forest |
Kollåsen |
Teloschistaceae |
Xanthoria parietina |
Foliose |
– |
Corticolous |
P. tremula trunks next to pasture |
Syverud |
* cyanobacteria as main photobiont
† green-algae as main photobiont with cyanobacteria in cephalodia