Covered by a blanket of lichens: how mat-forming lichens affect microclimate and ecological processes. A commentary on: 'Lichens buffer tundra microclimate more than the expanding shrub Betula nana'

Ruben E Roos; Johan Asplund; Kristel van Zuijlen

doi:10.1093/aob/mcab075

Covered by a blanket of lichens: how mat-forming lichens affect microclimate and ecological processes. A commentary on: 'Lichens buffer tundra microclimate more than the expanding shrub Betula nana'

Ann Bot. 2021 Sep 3;128(4):i-iii. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcab075.

Authors

Ruben E Roos¹, Johan Asplund¹, Kristel van Zuijlen²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway.
² Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Max Mallen-Cooper, Bente J. Graae and Will K. Cornwell. Lichens buffer tundra microclimate more than the expanding shrub Betula nana, Annals of Botany, Volume 128, Issue 4, 3 September 2021, Pages 407–418, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab041

Keywords: Betula nana; Lichen traits; climate change.

MeSH terms

Arctic Regions
Betula*
Ecosystem
Lichens*
Microclimate
Tundra