Patterns of lichen diversity in coastal sand-dunes of northern Portugal

  • Ana Sofia Vaz Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto (CIBIO)/InBIO - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Rua Padre Armando Quintas Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
  • Joana Marques Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
  • João Pradinho Honrado Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto (CIBIO)/InBIO - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Rua Padre Armando Quintas Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_BOCM.2014.v38.45776
Keywords: biogeography, Cladonia rei, coastal dynamics, grey dunes, Iberian Peninsula.

Abstract

Coastal sand-dunes of northern Portugal are dynamic ecosystems under natural and human disturbances. Still, they constitute an interesting subject for ecological research, since they spread over a main biogeographic transition between the Eurosiberian and the Mediterranean regions. Despite the awareness of lichen contribution to grey dune stability and protection, there are no recent published studies focusing on their lichen flora. Therefore, the overarching goal of this research was to evaluate the patterns of lichen diversity along biogeographic - and coastal dynamics - related gradients in northern Portugal. A catalogue with 17 species is presented, and includes a new species for Portugal, Cladonia rei Schaer. Patterns of lichen diversity were analysed through Mann-Whitney tests and Analysis of Similarity (ANOSIM), which showed distinct signals when considering different diversity components and scales of analysis. These results have strong implications for conservation and monitoring strategies of this type of ecosystem.

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Published
2014-07-03
How to Cite
Vaz A. S., Marques J. y Pradinho Honrado J. (2014). Patterns of lichen diversity in coastal sand-dunes of northern Portugal. Botanica Complutensis, 38, 89-96. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_BOCM.2014.v38.45776
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Vol. 38 (2014)
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