Epiphytic lichens in Latvian manor parks

Current issue: Volume 22, No. 2 (2022)

EPIPHYTIC LICHENS IN LATVIAN MANOR PARKS

Dace Stepanova*, Rolands Moisejevs, Māris Nitcis, Anna Mežaka

Stepanova D., Moisejevs R., Nitcis M., Mežaka A. 2022. Epiphytic lichens in Latvian manor parks. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 22 (2): 125 – 133.

Abstract
We present the results of lichenological research in 20 Latvian manor parks. In total 62 lichen taxa and one lichenicolous taxa (Muellerella hospitans Stizenb.) were identified on 18 tree taxa. In total, five lichen species were specially protected, eight were Woodland Key Habitat indicator species and two species were red-listed in Latvia.

Keywords: biodiversity, urban diversity, lichenized fungi.

*Corresponding author: Dace Stepanova. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences
and Technology, Parādes Str. 1A, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia, E-mail: dace.stepanova@biology.lv
Rolands Moisejevs, Māris Nitcis, Anna Mežaka. Institute of Life Sciences and Technology,
Daugavpils University, Parādes Str. 1A, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia