The ecology of corticolous lichen communities at various altitudes on Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County, Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorMorris, Marguerite Proffitten
dc.contributor.departmentBotanyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:01Zen
dc.date.adate2010-05-04en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:01Zen
dc.date.issued1978en
dc.date.rdate2010-05-04en
dc.date.sdate2010-05-04en
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted of the corticolous lichen community of Q. rubra on the southeast face of Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County, Virginia. These communities were examined according to altitude, vertical level on the tree, total lichen cover, lichen growth form composition, and the presence and abundance of foliose and fruticose species. Moss percentage cover was also estimated in situ as an indicator of available moisture trends. The results of this study indicate that, with the exception of fruticose lichens, the character and species composition of this lichen community does not vary directly in accordance with altitude. Most of the 48 fruticose and foliose lichen species examined exhibited their greatest frequency and abundance at a preferred vertical height above the ground. These lichen communities appear to lack the characteristics of those disturbed by atmospheric sulfur dioxide.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 89 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05042010-020416en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042010-020416/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32192en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1978.M67.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 04972985en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLichensen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1978.M67en
dc.subject.lcshLichens -- Virginia -- Salt Pond Mountainen
dc.titleThe ecology of corticolous lichen communities at various altitudes on Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County, Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineBotanyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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