GYPSUM LICHENS: a global data set of lichen species from gypsum ecosystems

Sergio Muriel; Gregorio Aragón; Isabel Martínez; María Prieto

doi:10.15470/6yne3u

GYPSUM LICHENS: a global data set of lichen species from gypsum ecosystems

Citation

Muriel S, Aragón G, Martínez I, Prieto M (2024). GYPSUM LICHENS: a global data set of lichen species from gypsum ecosystems. Version 1.2. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15470/6yne3u accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Lichens are significant components of the Biological Soil Crust (BSC) communities in gypsum ecosystems and are involved in several processes related to ecosystem functioning. Although numerous studies centered on lichen taxonomy and ecology have been performed in these habitats, global information about the lichen species from gypsum ecosystems or their distributional ranges at a global scale is missing. Thus, a global data set of lichen species growing on gypsum has been compiled. A total of 321 studies were finally retained for the review. This data set is composed of 6114 specimen records, belonging to 336 lichen species from 26 countries throughout the World. Spain and Germany hosted the highest number of species (160 and 114 species respectively). Outside the European continent, only a few countries had a significant number of species: Morocco (46), United States (42), and Iran (37). Remarkably, countries from the southern hemisphere (i.e. Australia, Chile, Namibia, and South Africa) showed a low number of studies from gypsum lands. The number of records per country showed a similar pattern as the species number, having Spain and Germany the highest number of records (3863 and 1075 respectively). Thirty one families are present in the data set. Teloschistaceae (56 species), Verrucariaceae (38 species), and Cladoniaceae (37 species) are the most represented families showing the highest number of species. Regarding the number of records, Cladoniaceae (1267 records), Teloschistaceae (972 records), and Psoraceae (539 records) are the most abundant families. Psora decipiens (Psoraceae) and Squamarina lentigera (Cladoniaceae) are the most widespread species concerning the number of countries in which the species were present, and the most abundant regarding the total number of records.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The data set includes revised studies of gypsum soils from the Mediterranean Basin (e.g., Spain, Italy, Morocco, Turkey), Central Europe (Germany, Poland), Middle East (Iran, Iraq), and central parts of Asia (Kazakhstan, Russia), United States, Mexico, Canada, Chile, the southern territories of Africa (Namibia, South Africa), and Australia, covering a large part of the total distribution of the gypsum soils in the World

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Contacts

Sergio Muriel
originator
position: PhD student
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: sergio.muriel@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-6548

Gregorio Aragón
originator
position: Full professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: gregorio.aragon@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-5153

Isabel Martínez
originator
position: Full professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: isabel.martinez@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5924-1648

María Prieto
originator
position: Associate professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1692-9821

Sergio Muriel
administrative point of contact
position: PhD student
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: sergio.muriel@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-6548

Gregorio Aragón
administrative point of contact
position: Full professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: gregorio.aragon@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/http://0000-0003-3349-5153

Isabel Martínez
administrative point of contact
position: Full professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: isabel.martinez@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5924-1648

María Prieto
administrative point of contact
position: Associate professor
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán s/n
Móstoles
28933
Madrid
ES
email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1692-9821