Weber, WA/ Beck, HT 1985: Effects on cryptogamic vegetation (lichens, mosses, and liverworts). - In: G. Robinson & E. M. del Pino (eds.): El Nino en las Islas Galapagos: El Evento de 1982-1983. . Charles Darwin Foundation, Quito pp. 343-361. [RLL List # 127-192 / Rec.# 19994] Keywords: EL NINO/ GALAPAGOS/ ECOLOGY/ DISTRIBUTION/ GROWTH/ DECOMOSITION
Abstract: 6 unnumbered figures. [Reports effects of El Nino on cryptogams in the Galapagos. "The extraordinary rainfall on Isla Santa Cruz and elsewhere wreaked havoc on the lichen flora almost everywhere. Crustose lichens on coastal rocks were worn away by unusually high tides or temporary waterfalls, or rotted by excessive moisture; foliose and fruticose lichens became waterlogged and fell or rotted, many host trees and living fences were undermined and fell, or the bark separated from the wood."]