title: Terricolous lichens in the glacier forefield of the Matscherferner (Eastern Alps, South Tyrol, Italy).
abstract: Two sampling sites were established at increasing distance from the glacier to investigate lichen communities on soil, plant debris and terricolous mosses in the glacier forefield of the Matscherferner. The survey yielded 34 lichen species and one lichenicolous fungus. In addition, 19 lichen species and one lichenicolous fungus were found by collecting at random, outside the two sampling sites.
authors.affiliation: University of Graz, Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Bilovitz
authors.affiliation: University of Graz, Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tutzer
authors.affiliation: University of Graz, Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.affiliation: University of Trieste, Department of Life Sciences, Via Giorgieri 10, 34100 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Juri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nascimbene
authors.affiliation: University of Graz, Institute of Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayrhofer
keywords: Alps; Lichenized ascomycetes; alpine belt; biodiversity; ecology; flora; floristics; glacier retreat