“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens
- Author:
- Kubiak D.
- Year:
- 2024
- Journal:
- Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A – Forestry
- Pages:
- 66(1): 8–21
- Url:
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-0647
The article presents the results of a lichenological inventory carried out in the “Tabórz Pine” nature reserve, which
protects a unique old-growth forest dominated by Scots pine and European beech. The aim of the research was to
document the taxonomic and ecological diversity of the lichen biota in the reserve and, on this basis, determine the
role and importance of this site as a refuge for stenoecious forest lichens. In an area of 95.32 ha, 118 species of lichens
were found, including 43 species included in the Polish national Red List along with 17 species having the status of
lowland old-growth forests in Poland. These values allow the reserve to be included in the group of important forest
lichen refuges in north-eastern Poland. The obtained results also prove that mixing tree species with complementary
ecological features can modify the functioning of the forest not only in terms of its economic features, but also its
ecological role in shaping and protecting the species diversity of forest lichens.
Key words: lichenized fungi, old-growth forest, protected area, species list.
- Id:
- 36341
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Monday, 11 March 2024 09:17