Altitudinal variation of trace elements deposition in forest ecosystems along the NW side of Mt. Amiata (central Italy): Evidence from topsoil, mosses and epiphytic lichens

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 101200
Author(s):  
Stefania Ancora ◽  
Riccardo Dei ◽  
Emilia Rota ◽  
Giacomo Mariotti ◽  
Nicola Bianchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens ◽  
Altitudinal Variation

Epiphytic lichens and bryophytes of forest ecosystems in Tuscany (Central Italy)

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
S LOPPI ◽  
I BONINI ◽  
V DEDOMINICIS
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens

Soil microarthropod communities from Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Central Italy under different disturbances

2012 ◽  
Vol 185 (2) ◽  
pp. 1637-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Blasi ◽  
Cristina Menta ◽  
Lorena Balducci ◽  
Federica Delia Conti ◽  
Enrico Petrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Mediterranean Forest ◽  
Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Soil Microarthropod

A retrospective study using epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of air quality: 1980 and 1996 (Tuscany, central Italy)

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Loppi ◽  
Ettore Putortì ◽  
Chiara Signorini ◽  
Sara Fommei ◽  
Stergios A. Pirintsos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens

ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EPIPHYTIC LICHENS ON QUERCUS PUBESCENS ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN A MEDITERRANEAN AREA (TUSCANY, CENTRAL ITALY)

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Loppi ◽  
Stergios Arg. Pirintsos ◽  
Vincenzo De Dominicis
Keyword(s):  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens ◽  
Climatic Parameters ◽  
Quercus Pubescens ◽  
Epiphytic Lichen ◽  
The Core ◽  
Satellite Species

The distribution of epiphytic lichens on Quercus pubescens in Tuscany, central Italy, was studied by means of multivariate techniques along an altitudinal gradient from 0 to 900 m. Great differences in community structure were found and the altitude of 500 m was identified as an ecotone. Epiphytic lichen vegetation on trees below the ecotone varied significantly in relation to bark pH. Climatic parameters (temperature and rainfall) were probably related to altitude. Dust was probably responsible for the rise in bark pH. The distribution of lichen species in the sampling belts fitted the core-satellite hypothesis. The use of core and satellite species as biomonitors of air pollution and bioindicators of environmental conditions is discussed.

scholarly journals Fossil Usnea and similar fruticose lichens from Palaeogene amber

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-324
Author(s):  
Ulla Kaasalainen ◽  
Jouko Rikkinen ◽  
Alexander R. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Late Eocene ◽  
The Other ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens ◽  
Unique Type ◽  
General Morphology ◽  
Evolutionary Innovation ◽  
Extant Genus ◽  
Ecological Flexibility ◽  
Minimum Age

AbstractFruticose lichens of the genus Usnea Dill. ex Adans. (Parmeliaceae), generally known as beard lichens, are among the most iconic epiphytic lichens in modern forest ecosystems. Many of the c. 350 currently recognized species are widely distributed and have been used as bioindicators in air pollution studies. Here we demonstrate that usneoid lichens were present in the Palaeogene amber forests of Europe. Based on general morphology and annular cortical fragmentation, one fossil from Baltic amber can be assigned to the extant genus Usnea. The unique type of cortical cracking indirectly demonstrates the presence of a central cord that keeps the branch intact even when its cortex is split into vertebrae-like segments. This evolutionary innovation has remained unchanged since the Palaeogene, contributing to the considerable ecological flexibility that allows Usnea species to flourish in a wide variety of ecosystems and climate regimes. The fossil sets the minimum age for Usnea to 34 million years (late Eocene). While the other similar fossils from Baltic and Bitterfeld ambers cannot be definitely assigned to the same genus, they underline the diversity of pendant lichens in Palaeogene amber forests.

Epiphytic Lichens and Tree Leaves As Biomonitors of Trace Elements Released By Geothermal Power Plants

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Loppi ◽  
Enrico Cenni ◽  
Filippo Bussotti ◽  
Marco Ferretti
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens ◽  
Tree Leaves ◽  
Geothermal Power

Lettuce plants as bioaccumulators of trace elements in a community of central Italy

2008 ◽  
Vol 149 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Nali ◽  
Elena Balducci ◽  
Luisa Frati ◽  
Luca Paoli ◽  
Stefano Loppi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Central Italy

Functional traits of epiphytic lichens as potential indicators of environmental conditions in forest ecosystems

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Giordani ◽  
Giorgio Brunialti ◽  
Giovanni Bacaro ◽  
Juri Nascimbene
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Epiphytic Lichens
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