Deciduous trees as lichen phorophytes: biodiversity and colonization patterns under common garden conditions

Common gardens are experimental plantations for comparing the performance of tree species while eliminating many of the variables that prevail in natural tree stands. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biodiversity of corticolous lichens on Danish tree species ( Acer pseudoplatanus , Alnus glutinosa , Betula pendula , Fagus sylvatica , Fraxinus excelsior , Quercus robur and Tilia cordata ) under common garden conditions and to examine the...