Scientific cooperation with Brazil in the context of the agreement with CNPq call no. 71 (DFG 444 BRA-113/58/0-1) Marcela E. S. Cáceres, Robert Lücking, and Gerhard Rambold studied corticolous lichen communities across northeastern Brazil. They found that habitat type, host tree, and microclimate strongly shape species diversity and structure—highlighting regional patterns and the need for adapted sampling in tropical ecosystems.
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Diversity, habitat preferences and ecological adaptations of tropical corticolous lichens in North-East Brazil ([DAAD]) Marcela E. S. Cáceres, Robert Lücking, and Gerhard Rambold have explored the diversity of lichen species in northeastern Brazil. Their work suggests that host tree type, habitat, and microclimate are key factors shaping bark-dwelling lichen communities. They found that deterministic factors like the identity of the host have a larger influence on community structure than random factors.
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