Żółkoś K., Kukwa M. & Afranowicz-Cieślak R.
(2013):
Changes in the epiphytic lichen biota in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands affected by a colony of grey heron (Ardea cinerea): a case study from northern Poland -
Lichenologist,
45(6): 815–823
Bird colonies affect all elements of inhabited ecosystems, such as the soil, floristic composition
and phytocoenosis structure, including the lichen biota. To date, the few papers focusing on
changes in the composition of lichen vegetation caused by bird colonies are concerned with saxicolous
ornithocoprophilous communities. The aim of this study was to define the impact of the grey
heron in two breeding colonies on epiphytic lichens on Scots pines presently inhabited by birds, as
well as those …
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