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ArticleUrban ecosystems2026

Urban heat Islands shape epiphytic communities of lichens and bryophytes.

Tim Claerhout, Laurens B Sparrius, Paul J A Keßler, Michael Stech

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Tim ClaerhoutHortus botanicus Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1519-4536
Laurens B SparriusDutch Bryological and Lichenological Working Group, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4925-9289
Paul J A KeßlerHortus botanicus Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6569-4726
Michael StechNaturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9804-0120

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Abstract

Lichens and bryophytes are renowned for their use as bioindicators of environmental pollution and climate change. In urban environments, climate change may directly affect the temperature regime, thereby worsening the intensity of the urban heat island effect (UHI). Using lichens and bryophytes as bioindicators for the UHI allows urban planners and policy makers to mitigate the UHI in a targeted approach. Here, we investigated whether and how the diversity and community composition of epiphytic lichens, algae and bryophytes are influenced by the UHI gradient. We collected species and abundance data on 303 trees from the genus Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11252-026-01930-8.

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BiomonitoringEpiphyteMicroclimateUrban ecology

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PMID41726846
PMCPMC12923442

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