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A hypervolume approach to niche specialism, tested for the old-growth indicator status of calicioids
The Lichenologist ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2022-12-13 , DOI: 10.1017/s0024282922000330
Christopher J. Ellis

Certain lichen epiphytes are restricted to old-growth forest stands with long ‘ecological continuity’, explained by i) niche specialism and their dependence on microhabitats associated with old stands including veteran or senescent trees, and/or ii) dispersal limitation with probabilities of colonization being relaxed over extended time periods. ‘Calicioid’ species are among the most important old-growth indicators, yet they reproduce sexually via small spores that appear widely dispersed at ecological scales. This suggests that they should have a high level of niche specialism compared to lichen epiphytes in general, explaining their role as old-growth indicators. However, comparisons of niche specialism are challenging, and this study uses epiphytic, corticolous calicioid species as an appropriate test case. Having measured 20 variables that constrain the lichen epiphyte niche, these were collapsed into a ‘hypervolume’ representing the sampled environmental space available for occupancy by lichens in Scotland as a study system. It was then possible to examine the occupancy of this hypervolume by individual lichens (niche breadth), with the proportion/percent occupied used to estimate a niche specialism score. Consequently, epiphyte calicioid species are confirmed to have a high degree of niche specialism compared to lichen epiphytes in general, and compared to other old-growth indicators, with their niche position directed towards drier climates including locally sheltered microhabitats associated with old-growth forest structure.

中文翻译:

一种针对利基专业的超体积方法,测试了花萼的旧生长指标状态

某些附生地衣仅限于具有长期“生态连续性”的古老林分,解释为 i) 生态位专长及其对与老林相关的微生境的依赖,包括老树或衰老树,和/或 ii) 扩散限制与殖民概率长时间放松。“Calicioid”物种是最重要的古老生长指标之一,但它们通过在生态尺度上广泛分布的小孢子进行有性繁殖。这表明与一般的地衣附生植物相比,它们应该具有高水平的生态位专长,这解释了它们作为老生长指标的作用。然而,对生态位专长的比较具有挑战性,本研究使用附生的皮质类杯状物种作为适当的测试案例。在测量了 20 个限制地衣附生生态位的变量后,这些变量被折叠成一个“超体积”,代表苏格兰地衣可作为研究系统占用的采样环境空间。然后可以检查单个地衣(生态位宽度)对该超体积的占用,并使用占用的比例/百分比来估计生态位专业分数。因此,与一般的地衣附生植物相比,以及与其他古老的生长指标相比,附生植物类杯状植物被证实具有高度的生态位专长,它们的生态位位置针对较干燥的气候,包括与古老的森林结构相关的局部庇护微生境. 这些被折叠成一个“超体积”,代表苏格兰地衣可作为研究系统占用的采样环境空间。然后可以检查单个地衣(生态位宽度)对该超体积的占用,并使用占用的比例/百分比来估计生态位专业分数。因此,与一般的地衣附生植物相比,以及与其他古老的生长指标相比,附生植物类杯状植物被证实具有高度的生态位专长,它们的生态位位置针对较干燥的气候,包括与古老的森林结构相关的局部庇护微生境. 这些被折叠成一个“超体积”,代表苏格兰地衣可作为研究系统占用的采样环境空间。然后可以检查单个地衣(生态位宽度)对该超体积的占用,并使用占用的比例/百分比来估计生态位专业分数。因此,与一般的地衣附生植物相比,以及与其他古老的生长指标相比,附生植物类杯状植物被证实具有高度的生态位专长,它们的生态位位置针对较干燥的气候,包括与古老的森林结构相关的局部庇护微生境. 占用的比例/百分比用于估计利基专长分数。因此,与一般的地衣附生植物相比,以及与其他古老的生长指标相比,附生植物类杯状植物被证实具有高度的生态位专长,它们的生态位位置针对较干燥的气候,包括与古老的森林结构相关的局部庇护微生境. 占用的比例/百分比用于估计利基专长分数。因此,与一般的地衣附生植物相比,以及与其他古老的生长指标相比,附生植物类杯状植物被证实具有高度的生态位专长,它们的生态位位置针对较干燥的气候,包括与古老的森林结构相关的局部庇护微生境.
更新日期:2022-12-13
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