What factors influence colonization of lichens, liverworts, mosses and vascular plants on snags?

Upscaling reflectance information of lichens and mosses

Upscaling reflectance information of lichens and mosses using a singularity index: a case study of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada T. Neta, Q. Cheng, R. L. Bello, and B. Hu Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Engineering, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Geography, York U...

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Distribution Patterns and Metapopulation Dynamics of Epiphytic Mosses and Lichens

Differential Effects of Lichens versus Liverworts Epiphylls on Host Leaf Traits in the Tropical Montane Rainforest, Hainan Island, China

Epiphylls widely colonize vascular leaves in moist tropical forests. Understanding the effects of epiphylls on leaf traits of host plants is critical for understanding ecological function of epiphylls. A study was conducted in a rain forest to investigate leaf traits of the host plants Photinia prunifolia colonized with epiphyllous liverworts and foliicolous lichens as well as those of uncoloni...

Short-term effects of timber harvest and forest edges on ground-layer mosses and liverworts

Limited information exists on the effects of forest management practices on bryophytes, despite their importance to forest ecosystems. We examined short-term responses of ground-layer bryophytes to logging disturbance and creation of edges in mature Pseudotsuga forests of western Washington (USA). The abundance and richness of species were measured in four 1-ha forest aggregates (patches of int...