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A rapid method for landscape assessment of carbon storage and ecosystem function in moss and lichen ground layers

Creator:

Smith, Robert J., Benavides, Juan C., Jovan, Sarah, Amacher, Michael, and McCune, Bruce

Abstract:

Mat-forming “ground layers” of mosses and lichens often have functional impacts disproportionate to their biomass, and are responsible for sequestering one-third of the world's terrestrial carbon as they regulate water tables, cool soils and inhibit microbial decomposition. Without reliable assessment tools, the potential effects of climate and land use changes...

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Lichen communities and species indicate climate thresholds in southeast and south-central Alaska, USA

Creator:

Root, Heather T., McCune, Bruce, and Jovan, Sarah

Abstract:

Because of their unique physiology, lichen communities are highly sensitive to climatic conditions, making them ideal bioindicators for climate change. Southeast and south-central Alaska host diverse and abundant lichen communities and are faced with a more rapidly changing climate than many more southerly latitudes. We develop sensitive lichen-based indicators for...

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