Table 1 Lichen diversity and abundance on the architectural elements (arch. el.) in the site of the Tomb of Lazarus: antique churches (i), Monastery (ii), and modern church (iii). Growth forms of lichen species (crustose endolithic, Cr. en.; crustose epilithic, Cr. ep.; foliose, Fol.; squamulose, sq) and eutrophication index (1, not resistant to eutrophication; 2, resistant to a very weak eutrophication; 3, resistant to a weak eutrophication; 4, occurring in rather eutrophicated situations; 5, occurring in highly eutrophicated situations) according to Nimis (2016)
Lichen species | Growth form | Eut | Av. frequency per arch. el. (% of quadrats) | Av. frequency per plot (% of quadrats) | Maximum cover (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | |||
Bagliettoa baldensis (A. Massal.) Vězda | Cr. en. | 1 | 50.0 | 16.7 | – | 13.8 | 0.8 | – | 20 | + | – |
Calogaya cfr. decipiens (Arnold) Arup, Frödén, & Søchting§ | Cr. ep. | 4–5 | 10.0 | 16.7 | – | 0.4 | 7.4 | – | + | 2 | – |
Calogaya pusilla (A. Massal.) Arup, Frödén, & Søchting§ | Cr. ep. | 2–3 | – | – | 50.0 | – | – | 28.0 | – | – | 1 |
Candelariella aurella (Hoffm.) Zahlbr. | Cr. ep. | 2–4 | 80.0 | 33.3 | – | 24.6 | 8.2 | – | 18 | 1 | – |
Circinaria calcarea (L.) A. Nordin, Savić, & Tibell | Cr. ep. | 2–3 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 15.6 | 2.0 | 6 | 16 | + |
Circinaria contorta (Hoffm.) A. Nordin, Savić, & Tibell | Cr. ep. | 3–5 | 20.0 | 16.7 | – | 9.2 | 0.8 | – | 15 | + | – |
Flavoplaca polycarpa (A. Massal.) Arup, Frödén, & Søchting§ | Cr. ep. | 1–3 | 20.0 | – | – | 2.9 | – | – | + | – | – |
Lepraria sp. | Cr. ep. | – | 60.0 | 16.7 | – | 27.5 | 1.6 | – | 20 | 1 | – |
Myriolecis albescens (Hoffm.) Sliwa, Zhao Xin, & Lumbsch | Cr. ep. | 3–4 | 40.0 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | + |
Myriolecis gr. dispersa (Pers.) Sliwa, Zhao Xin, & Lumbsch | Cr. ep. | 2–4 | 10.0 | 66.7 | 25.0 | 1.3 | 24.6 | 2.0 | + | 3 | + |
Myriolecis pruinosa (Chaub.) Sliwa, Zhao Xin, & Lumbsch | Cr. ep. | 2–4 | 30.0 | 50.0 | – | 12.1 | 10.7 | – | 2 | 4 | – |
Physconia muscigena (Ach.) Poelt | Fol. | 2–4 | 30.0 | 16.7 | – | 9.2 | 0.8 | – | + | + | – |
cfr. Pyrenodesmia erodens (Tretiach, Pinna, & Grube) Søchting, Arup, & Frödén§ | Cr. en. | 1–2 | – | 16.7 | 25.0 | – | 9.8 | 4.0 | – | 2 | + |
Squamarina cfr. gypsacea (Sm.) Poelt | Sq. | 1–3 | – | 16.7 | – | – | 1.6 | – | – | + | – |
Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén, & Søchting§ | Cr. ep. | 3–4 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 63.9 | 4.0 | 12 | 23 | + |
Verrucaria ochrostoma (Leight.) Trevis. | Cr. en. | 4–5 | 70.0 | 83.3 | – | 43.3 | 41.0 | – | 20 | 12 | – |
Xanthocarpia lactea (A. Massal.) A. Massal.§ | Cr. en. | 2–3 | 70.0 | 66.7 | – | 12.1 | 32.8 | – | 1 | 4 | – |