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      An unusual growth form of Cladonia furcata: The trampling-resistant primary thallus colonizing a paved pathway

      Lange, Otto L.; Green, T.G. Allan; Türk, Roman
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      Lange, O.L., Green, T.G.A., & Türk, R. (2007). An unusual growth form of Cladonia furcata: The trampling-resistant primary thallus colonizing a paved pathway. The Lichenologist, 30(06), 583-588.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/949
      Abstract
      Lichens are well known to be susceptible to damage by trampling. Fruticose species, with their

      highly branched structure, are particularly sensitive and Bayfield et al. (1981)

      described substantial damage to Cladonia uncialis, C. arbuscula, C. rangiferina,

      and C. impexa on paths in lichen-rich heath communities in north-east

      Scotland. Less visible communities, biotic soil crusts in arid and semi-arid

      areas with their cover of crustose lichens, are also easily disturbed by walking,

      car driving, or grazing and recovery can take decades.

      We report here an interesting situation where a lichen (Cladonia furcata) is apparently being

      maintained and even spread in a habitat because trampling prevents it from

      completing its monocarpic life cycle.
      Date
      1998
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      Journal Article
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      This article is published in the journal, The Lichenologist. Copyright © British Lichen Society 1998.
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