Keywords
lichens
endemism
richness
Colombia
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Abstract
The objective of this work was to analyze the richness and biogeographic relationships between life zones in Colombia, as well as to define indicator species and genera. For this purpose, information was compiled from different national herbaria, databases and publications. The classification in life zones of Colombia was used to define the localities of lichen collection. Three main groupings were found: humid forest regions (Amazonia and Chocó), dry forests and Orinoquía, and Andean forests (Premontano a páramo). These regions formed groups on a gradient from low elevation life zones to paramo. The regions with the greatest richnes and endemism were the Andean and those of humid forest. Richness showed a decreasing pattern with elevation and unimodal with latitude, with higher values at mid-latitudes.
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