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Zedda, Luciana ; Gröngröft, Alexander ; Schultz, Matthias ; Petersen, Andreas ; Mills, Anthony ; Rambold, Gerhard:
Patterns of soil lichen diversity along the BIOTA transect in relation to climate and soil features.
In:
Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. (Hrsg.): Biodiversity in southern Africa. Band 2. Patterns and processes at regional scale. -
Göttingen
: Hess
,
2010
. - pp. 100-106
ISBN 9783933117465
Abstract in another language
The present study was undertaken to assess species number and turnover of soil lichens occurring along the BIOTA Southern Africa transect, analyse their association with environmental parameters and to identify floristic affinities among the Observatories. In total, 73 soil surface lichen species were recorded. Species richness was highest in the Succulent Karoo, followed by the Savannah and Desert biomes, while soil lichens were absent (or scarce) in the Nama Karoo biome. The Observatories subject to winter rainfall were lichenologically clearly distinct from the ones in the summer rainfall area. In order to identify the environmental factors most related to lichen richness at the different Observatories, a multivariate analysis with selected climatic (temperature, air humidity and rainfall) and soil (acidity, EC) parameters, and altitude was carried out. While humidity, soil salinity, air temperature and altitude proved to be significantly correlated with lichen richness in most sites, soil acidity and precipitation amount were relevant only in few cases.
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| Item Type: | Article in a book |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER84599 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Professor Mycology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Professor Mycology > Professor Mycology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rambold Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 03 May 2015 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2016 06:13 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/12667 |