Holt, E. A./ McCune, B./ Neitlich, P. 2006: Defining a successional metric for lichen communities in the Arctic tundra. - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research38: 373-377. [RLL List # 204 / Rec.# 28765] Keywords: SUCCESSION/ ARCTIC/ ECOLOGY/ COMMUNITY ECOLOGY/ DISTURBANCE/ FIRE/ GRAZING/ BERING LAND BRIDGE NATIONAL PRESERVE/ SUCCESSIONAL METRIC/ ALASKA
Abstract: ["We test this approach using an example data set of macrolichen communities collected from the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska. We found our successional scores represented roughly 17 to 19% of the community variation, depending on whether the community data set was binary or quantitative. We recommend use of our successional metric for lichen communities throughout the arctic tundra to infer successional status of an area."