The Epiphytic Lichens on Anatolian Black Pine [Pinus nigra Arnd. subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe] in Mt. Uludag (Bursa–Turkey)
Keywords:
Altitude, community, epiphytic lichen, Pinus nigra, UludagAbstract
Twenty epiphytic lichen species was found on Pinus nigra along the altitudinal gradient in the northwestern parts of Mt. Uludag (Bursa-Turkey). The most common species were Hypogymnia farinacea and Pseudevernia furfuracea. The
community structure of epiphytic lichens at 1300m was found different when compare with 1200 and 1400m depend on altitude factor.