Diversidad liquénica de las islas Chafarinas, España

  • Rocío Belinchón
  • María Herrera
  • María Prieto
  • Gregorio Aragón
Keywords: Chafarinas Islands, Spain, Lichen richness, Colonization, Interesting sites

Abstract

A catalogue of lichens from Chafarinas Islands is presented. A total number of 36 genera and 92 species are reported. Mostly species were growing on siliceous rocks (andesite or basalts), 27 were found on calcareous rocks and only 15 were epiphytic lichens due to the shortage of phorophytes. Nitrophilous species were abundant on calcareous rocks due to the human impact and the nutrients received from bird droppings. The composition of silicicolous communities kept relation with the habit colonized on the rocks and with the situation, altitudinal rank and the topography of the cliffs. Cogreso Island contain the highest lichen richness (79 species), whilst the number of lichens from the Isabel II and Rey Islands were 58 and 46 species respectively. Finally, we emphasize about three localities that contain the highest lichen richness and diversity, the presence of a high number of non-nitrophilous species and taxa with a scatter world distribution.

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Published
2007-11-27
How to Cite
Belinchón R. ., Herrera M., Prieto M. y Aragón G. (2007). Diversidad liquénica de las islas Chafarinas, España. Botanica Complutensis, 31, 5-11. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/BOCM/article/view/BOCM0707110005A
Issue
Vol. 31 (2007)
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