Epiphytic lichen surveys on 12 valleywide plots in Hubbard Brook 2016

Using the USFS FIA lichen indicator protocol we inventoried 12 valleywide plots of mixed broadleaf and conifer tree composition over an elevation gradient to examine patterns of lichen abundance and diversity in the valley and their possible correspondence to air pollution indices and landscape variables. The surveys were conducted as part of an NSF funded LTER REU project by Aílis Clyne in 2016. Voucher specimens from this study were deposited at the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium (CUP) and the results published in the Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. An analysis of these data can be found in: Natalie L. Cleavitt, Ailís B. Clyne, Timothy J. Fahey "Epiphytic macrolichen patterns along an elevation gradient in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire," The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 146(1), 8-17, (21 January 2019)