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ANALYSIS OF THE
DISTRIBUTION OF EPIPHYTIC LICHENS IN THE ORIENTAL BEECH (FAGUS
ORIENTALIS LIPSKY) FORESTS ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN
ULUDAG MOUNTAIN, BURSA –
TURKEY
SULE OZTURK*, SEYHAN ORAN, SABAN GUVENC AND NURHAYAT DALKIRAN
Abstract: A study of the diversity and distribution of epiphytic
lichens were compared along an altitudinal gradient (900–1400 m) in the
Fagetum zone of Uludag Mountain. Twenty four species of epiphytic
lichens were analyzed. The most frequent species were Lecanora
argentata, Lecanora carpinea, Lecanora chlarotera, Lecanora intumescens,
Lecidella elaeochroma, Melanelixia subaurifera, Parmelia sulcata and
Scoliciosporum umbrinum. The distribution of epiphytic lichens was
significantly related to altitude. The species composition of epiphytic
lichens at high altitudes was distinctly different than that of at low
altitudes. The effect on the distribution of epiphytic lichens of
altitude was statistically significant.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Uludag University,16059 Görükle – Bursa / Turkey
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