TITLE:
The Macrolichens of Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve, Xinjiang Province, China
AUTHORS:
Dolathan Toksun, Reyhangul Mamatali, Haiying Yong, David H. S. Richardson, Mark R. D. Seaward, Anwar Tumur
KEYWORDS:
Biodiversity, Mountain Ecosystems, Monitoring Climate Change, Nature Conservation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Forestry,
Vol.14 No.4,
September
20,
2024
ABSTRACT: A checklist of the macrolichens (foliose, fruticose & squamulose) of Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve located in northwestern China is presented. It was derived from 47 inventories of preserved and undeveloped areas which yielded more than 670 collections containing 102 taxa (99 species, 1 subspecies, 2 varieties). Eight species were found that were new to Xinjiang, China. Twenty-eight species and 2 varieties were found on rock, 31 species on bark of deciduous and coniferous trees, 26 species on soil and 14 species and 1 subspecies over mosses. Foliose lichens were dominant with 76 species, followed by 16 species of squamulose lichens and 7 species of fruticose lichens.