McCune, B.; Neitlich, P. 2013. Lichen abundance and biodiversity along a chronosequence from young managed stands to ancient forest, 1993 Long-Term Ecological Research Andrews Forest LTER Site. [Database]. Available: https://andrewsforest-stage.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/fsdb-data-catalog/SA011 Accessed 2026-05-10.

The diversity of epiphytic lichens in old growth forests has stimulated considerable research (e.g., Howe 1978, Pike et al. 1975; Hoffman and Kazmierski 1969). We possess few data on the lichen communities of younger stands or the manner in which they develop as the forest ages. As our society grapples with the consequences of habitat loss and pressure on existing natural populations, such data are acutely needed (FEMAT 1993). This paper seeks to describe the relationship between forest age and the abundance and diversity of lichens in one region, and in doing so, to invite more rigorous assessment of the conservation needs of lichens with respect to forest management. Moveover, that documenting these patterns will facilitate research into age- related processes directly influencing lichen abundance and diversity.

Temporal coverage: 1993-01-01 to 1993-01-01

Geographic coverage: Study stands are in and around the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest and Hagan Block Research Natural Area.

Spatial coverage:

Bounds: W -122.26172200, E -122.10084700, N 44.28196400, S 44.19770400

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Title: Long-Term Ecological Research

• Bruce P. McCune
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology;4575 SW Research Way; Research Way Lab Building;, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-1741
  Email: mccuneb@oregonstate.edu
  URL: https://bmccune.weebly.com/
• Dale R. McCullough
  Role: Other Researcher
• Bruce P. McCune
  Role: Creator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology;4575 SW Research Way; Research Way Lab Building;, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-1741
  Email: mccuneb@oregonstate.edu
  URL: https://bmccune.weebly.com/
• Peter N. Neitlich
  Role: Creator

• Information Manager
  Andrews Forest LTER Program, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331
  Email: hjaweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/
• Donald L. Henshaw
  Pacific Northwest Research Station; Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab; 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331
  Email: hja_admin@fsl.orst.edu

• Andrews Forest LTER Site
  Role: Publisher
  Forest Ecosystems and Society Department in Forestry, Oregon State University, 201K Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752
  Phone: (541) 737-8480
  Email: lterweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

The diversity of epiphytic lichens in old growth forests has stimulated considerable research (e.g., Howe 1978, Pike et al. 1975; Hoffman and Kazmierski 1969). We possess few data on the lichen communities of younger stands or the manner in which they develop as the forest ages. As our society grapples with the consequences of habitat loss and pressure on existing natural populations, such data are acutely needed (FEMAT 1993). This paper seeks to describe the relationship between forest age and the abundance and diversity of lichens in one region, and in doing so, to invite more rigorous assessment of the conservation needs of lichens with respect to forest management. Moveover, that documenting these patterns will facilitate research into age- related processes directly influencing lichen abundance and diversity.

Method Steps

Sampling

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• LTER controlled vocabulary: populations (theme), biology (theme), conservation (theme), ecology (theme), trophic structure (theme), arthropods (theme), lichens (theme)
• Andrews Experimental Forest site thesaurus: Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) (theme), forest management (theme)
• LTER core research areas: populations (theme)

• All Organisms: All Organisms
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Lichen
• Genus: Usnea
• Genus: Sphaerophorus
• Species: Sphaerophorus globosus
• Genus: Platismatia
• Species: Platismatia stenophylla
• Species: Platismatia glauca
• Species: Platismatia herrei
• Genus: Omphalina
• Genus: Nephroma
• Species: Nephroma parile
• Species: Nephroma laevigatum
• Species: Nephroma bellum
• Species: Nephroma helveticum
• Species: Nephroma occultum
• Species: Nephroma resupinatum
• Genus: Hypotrachyna
• Species: Hypotrachyna sinuosa
• Genus: Hypogymnia
• Species: Hypogymnia physodes
• Species: Hypogymnia occidentalis
• Species: Hypogymnia inactiva
• Species: Hypogymnia enteromorpha
• Species: Hypogymnia apinnata
• Species: Hypogymnia austerodes
• Species: Hypogymnia imshaugii
• Species: Hypogymnia metaphysodes
• Species: Hypogymnia oceanica
• Species: Hypogymnia tubulosa
• Genus: Cavernularia
• Species: Cavernularia hultenii
• Genus: Bryoria
• Species: Bryoria pikeii
• Species: Bryoria fuscescens
• Species: Bryoria capillaris
• Species: Bryoria friabilis
• Species: Bryoria oregana
• Species: Bryoria pseudofuscescens
• Genus: Alectoria
• Species: Alectoria sarmentosa
• Species: Alectoria vancouverensis
• Genus: Cetraria
• Species: Cetraria platyphylla
• Species: Cetraria orbata
• Species: Cetraria chlorophylla
• Species: Cetraria canadensis
• Species: Cetraria idahoensis
• Species: Cetraria pallidula
• Genus: Cladonia
• Species: Cladonia squamosa
• Species: Cladonia coniocraea
• Genus: Evernia
• Species: Evernia prunastri
• Genus: Lobaria
• Species: Lobaria pulmonaria
• Species: Lobaria oregana
• Species: Lobaria scrobiculata
• Genus: Parmeliopsis
• Species: Parmeliopsis hyperopta
• Genus: Pseudocyphellaria
• Species: Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis
• Species: Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis
• Species: Pseudocyphellaria anomala
• Species: Pseudocyphellaria crocata
• Genus: Ramalina
• Species: Ramalina farinacea
• Genus: Sticta
• Species: Sticta fuliginosa
• Species: Sticta beauvoisii
• Species: Sticta limbata
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Fungi
• Division or Phylum: Ascomycota
• Class: Lecanoromycetes
• Order: Lecanorales
• Family: Parmeliaceae
• Genus: Parmelia
• Species: Parmelia sulcata
• Species: Parmelia saxatilis
• Species: Parmelia pseudosulcata
• Species: Parmelia squarrosa

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• Neitlich, Peter N. 1993. Lichen abundance and biodiversity along a chronosequence from young managed stands to ancient forest. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont. 90 p. M.S. thesis.

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Data Use Agreement:

The re-use of scientific data has the potential to greatly increase communication, collaboration and synthesis within and among disciplines, and thus is fostered, supported and encouraged. This Data Set is released under the Creative Commons license CC BY "Attribution" (see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Creative Commons license CC BY - Attribution is a license that allows others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work (even commercially), as long as you are credited for the original creation. This license accommodates maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.

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General acknowledgement: Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.

License: N/A

Maintenance update frequency: notPlanned

Description

• An update history is logged and maintained with each new version of every dataset.

Change History

• Version1 (1995-10-20)
  Original metadata creation.
• Version2 (2001-07-04)
  Metadata restructured and moved into SQLServer metadata database LTERMETA. Data moved into SQLServer database FSDBDATA.
• Version4 (2007-10-23)
  Database title changed to reflect study rather than a species list. Epiphytic macrolichen species lists now references SA021. Reformatted dataset from freetext to taxa and enum, where appropriate.