Gillingham D., Hodge J., Skeard F., Hanel C., Wiersma Y.F., Arsenault A., Driscoll K.E., Paquette H.A. & McMullin R.T.
(2024):
Mi'kmaw knowledge helps uncover a new area of interesting lichen biodiversity on the island of Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk),
Bryologist,
127(2): 249–268
The island of Newfoundland, Canada, is known as an area with high lichen species richness;
however, most of this diversity is known from coastal regions where the ocean creates a maritime
climate. The central part of the island has a more continental climate and is also the part of the
province with the highest levels of industrial forest harvest and mining activities. For these reasons, it
has not been an area considered to have high lichen diversity. Here, we show how local Mi’kmaw
knowledge …
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