The role of local lichen biota in zonal ecosystems formation in Western Siberia

Abstract

This paper describes the data on lichen biota of the major forest and wetland ecosystems in northern, central and southern taiga and sub-taiga in Western Siberia. It shows the results of floristic and comparative analysis of certain lichen biota basing on family and genus composition, cluster analysis (Sorensen-Chekanovsky, Simpson indices), a taxon’s presence or absence on the species list or the weight characteristics of species.

Keywords:

• Lichen biota
• Taiga subzones
• Western Siberia

Acknowledgements

The research has been supported by the grant issued in accordance with Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 220 dated 9 April 2010, under Agreement No. 14.B25.31.0001 with Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated 24 June 2013 (BIO-GEO-CLIM).