Neitlich, PN/ McCune, B 1997: Hotspots of epiphytic lichen diversity in two young managed forests. - Conservation Biology11(1): 172-182. [RLL List # 166 / Rec.# 13496] Keywords: DIVERSITY/ FOREST MANAGEMENT/ OLD GROWTH FORESTS/ OREGON/ WOLF TREES
Abstract: 1 fig. 3 tab. ["Understanding within-stand variation in diversity of epiphytes will provide an improved basis for producing timber while conserving biological diversity. Two 80-ha, 50-year-old managed stands of conifers were surveyed to locate 0.4 ha putative 'diversity' plots, the areas appearing most diverse in lichen epiphytes. These plots were generally located in areas made heterogeneous by canopy gaps, wolf trees (trees with large-diameter lower brances), and old-growth remnant trees. 'Matrix' plots, in contrast, were chosen at random from the remaining, more homogeneous forest."]