期刊
FLORA
卷 229, 期 -, 页码 71-79出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2017.02.015
关键词
Dew; Fog; Lithobionts; Temperature; water vapor; Zonation
资金
- Israel Science Foundation (ISF) [1358/04]
Lichen zonation on bedrock in accordance with the rock contours is a common phenomenon. This is also the case in the Negev Desert Highlands, where zonation along a continuum of lichens-cyanobacteria or different groups of lichens (epiliths-endoliths) within a distance of as short as <1 m can be observed. In an attempt to evaluate the factors responsible for the zonation, two plots with zonal distribution were demarcated in a north-facing slope and two at a south-facing slope, and their chlorophyll content and species composition were defined. In addition, rock properties, surface temperatures, dust input, rain amount, and the amount of non- rainfall water input, NRWI (dew, fog and high water vapor content) were measured. Whereas rock properties and aeolian input failed to explain the observed zonation, a clear temperature-induced NRWI gradient was found. The findings suggest that differential amounts of NRWI are responsible for the zonation observed, and subsequently for the clear gradient in chlorophyll content. The findings also suggest that lithobiont zonation may serve as a biomarker for subtle gradients in surface temperatures and subsequently in NRWI. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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