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Macrolichens in Tasmanian Rainforests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

G. Kantvilas ,
P. W. James  and
S. J. Jarman
G. Kantvilas
Affiliation:
National Parks and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 210, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005, Australia
P. W. James
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
S. J. Jarman
Affiliation:
National Parks and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 210, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005, Australia
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Abstract

96 macrolichens, including 12 new records, are reported for cool temperate rainforests in Tasmania. These species belong mainly to the austral cool temperate element. A descriptive account of the lichen floras from five major rainforest communities is given. Field observations suggest that substrate and light are the most important ecological factors affecting the distribution of lichens in rainforest. Although most species are widespread in Tasmania, large-scale disturbance and the fragmentation of rainforest stands is seen as a threat to their survival.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 67 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1985

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