Springtales from lichen communities at Kollåsen in Norway

The data collections were conducted as part of a larger project called FuncFinse. We aimed to study if and how the (functional) diversity of lichen communities determines the species diversity and community composition of micro-arthropods (Collembola). We created experimental patches with mixtures of one, two, three, or four different lichen species and placed these in lichen mats in semi-open pine forest (Pinus sylvestris) in Kollåsen, Ski, Norway. The soil micro-arthropods were harvested from the lichen patches after one summer season of incubation.