title: Terricolous Lichens in the Glacier Forefield of the Pasterze (Eastern Alps, Carinthia, Austria).
abstract: The investigation of lichens on soil, plant debris and terricolous mosses in the glacier forefield of the Pasterze yielded 35 lichen species.Placidiopsis oreadesBreuss (Verrucariales) is new to Austria. Three sampling sites were established at increasing distance from the glacier, in order to compare species diversity, abundance and composition within the forefield and with four other glacier forefields of the Eastern Alps.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria, Europe.
authors.forename: Peter O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Bilovitz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria, Europe.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria, Europe.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tutzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, viale dell'Università 16, 35020, Legnaro, Padova, Italy, Europe.
authors.forename: Juri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nascimbene
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria, Europe.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayrhofer
keywords: Lichenes. – Biodiversity; Lichenized Ascomycetes; ecology; flora; floristics. – Alps; glacier forefield; glacier retreat