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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2014
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2014
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Cladonia perforata is an endangered lichen endemic to the Atlantic Coastal
Ridge, Lake Wales Ridge, Southwest Florida, and the North Gulf Coast of Florida. In all
but a single locality, C. perforata relies entirely on asexual reproduction through
fragmentation for reproduction, dispersal, and recruitment. This study suggests a positive
correlation between fragment size and survivability of fragments after one year. The
average thallus grew at a rate of 10.42% per year and younger branches of a thallus grew
at a quicker rate than older branches. Additionally, a review of thalli morphology
suggests C. perforata has a diverse form, and becomes more bifurcated as it increases in
size.
Ridge, Lake Wales Ridge, Southwest Florida, and the North Gulf Coast of Florida. In all
but a single locality, C. perforata relies entirely on asexual reproduction through
fragmentation for reproduction, dispersal, and recruitment. This study suggests a positive
correlation between fragment size and survivability of fragments after one year. The
average thallus grew at a rate of 10.42% per year and younger branches of a thallus grew
at a quicker rate than older branches. Additionally, a review of thalli morphology
suggests C. perforata has a diverse form, and becomes more bifurcated as it increases in
size.
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88 p.
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FA00004172
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2014
Date Created Backup
2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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FAU
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FA00004172
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Biological Sciences
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Witmer, David Warren
author
Graduate College
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Analysis of morphology, growth rate, and fragmentation of the endangered lichen species Cladonia Perforata
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2014
Florida Atlantic University
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Title
Analysis of morphology, growth rate, and fragmentation of the endangered lichen species Cladonia Perforata
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Analysis of morphology, growth rate, and fragmentation of the endangered lichen species Cladonia Perforata