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The Lichen Flora of Coastal Saline Lagoons in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Oliver Gilbert
Affiliation:
O. L. Gilbert: 42 Tom Lane, Sheffield S10 3PB, UK.

Abstract

The lichen flora associated with twenty saline lagoons in England is described. Though often scarce, lichens were present on shingle, miscellaneous stones, half-submerged concrete structures, retaining walls, salt marsh vegetation, wooden posts, and strand-line materials. Sites that had been modified by the activity of man often held richer assemblages than ones in a more natural condition. The lichen flora is a mixture of common-place species and maritime specialists. The large lagoon behind Chesil Beach, known as ‘The Fleet’, was the most important site surveyed. Many of the marine lichens present are typical of very sheltered coastlines. Caloplaca suaedae, found at two sites, is described as new to science.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2001

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