Fire avoidance and long‐term population decline in the endangered Florida ground lichen <i>Cladonia perforata</i> within a pyrogenic habitat
Cladonia perforata is a fire-sensitive species with very limited growth and recolonization capacity. The detrimental fire effects here indicate a fire avoidance strategy, but litter accumulation may limit this strategy. These results highlight the delicate balance of using fire to promote the conservation of fire-sensitive species in a pyrogenic habitat.
Authors
- Stacey Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7194-7065)
- Aaron S. David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-7799)
- Sterling A. Herron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-0874)
- Sarah J. Haller Crate
- Eric S. Menges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9486-4189)
- Stacy A. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0236-4038)
- Katherine T. Charton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-7899)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Biotechnology Institute (US)
- Archbold Biological Station (US)
- Desert Botanical Garden (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70118
- Primary Topic
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00