Lichens from the Hudson Bay Lowlands: Northeastern coastal regions of Wapusk National Park in Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorPiercey-Normore, MD
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-10T12:06:34Z
dc.date.available2007-10-10T12:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2005-08-31
dc.description.abstractLichens are an important component of most terrestrial ecosystems including the subarctic tundra. A narrow band of raised calcareous beach ridges on the Hudson Bay Lowlands supports subarctic tundra alternating with incipient wetlands. This is the first extensive study of lichens on these beach ridges providing valuable noteworthy additions to the flora of Manitoba and baseline data for a developing national park. This study reports 134 species of lichens and seven habitats containing lichen communities; three of the lichens are new reports for Manitoba. Trends in the data were explored among 932 specimens (134 species) and three characters, method of reproduction, growth form, and substratum. The sexually reproducing crustose lichens were found mainly in exposed microenvironments such as on rocks and driftwood. The vegetatively reproducing fruticose lichens grew in the more stable microenvironments such as among moss on the ground. The sexually and vegetatively reproducing foliose lichens, occurring in a wide range of microenvironments and substrata, were more suited to the exposed beach ridge habitats than were either the crustose or fruticose lichens alone. Genetically and symbiotically diverse populations of both algal and fungal partners, resulting from sexual reproduction, would be better equipped than vegetative populations to adapt to changing environments in these exposed habitats.en
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dc.identifier.citation0008-4026; CAN J BOT, AUG 2005, vol. 83, no. 8, p.1029 to 1038.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b05-061
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/2922
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.statusPeer revieweden
dc.subjectdistributionen
dc.subjectfloristic surveyen
dc.subjectgrowth formen
dc.subjectlife history strategiesen
dc.subjectraised beach ridgeen
dc.subjectreproductionen
dc.subjectCAPE-HENRIETTA-MARIAen
dc.subjectRAISED-BEACH SYSTEMen
dc.subjectDOMINATED SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectCLADONIA ASCOMYCOTINAen
dc.subjectNORTHWEST-TERRITORIESen
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION PATTERNSen
dc.subjectMACKENZIE RIVERSen
dc.subjectEDAPHIC FACTORSen
dc.subjectGENUS CLADONIAen
dc.subjectCANADAen
dc.titleLichens from the Hudson Bay Lowlands: Northeastern coastal regions of Wapusk National Park in Manitobaen
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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