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Impacts of global climate change on lichens
Šubrtová, Tereza ; Malíček, Jiří (advisor) ; Peksa, Ondřej (referee)
Lichens, also known as lichenized fungi, are primarily known as excellent indicators of environmental change. Due to climate change, lichens are increasingly being studied for their indication and prediction of individual factors of global climate change. In the first part of this work, individual abiotic factors affecting lichens on a global scale are examined, to understand these factors in all possible environments. The next part of the work focuses on Europe and addresses the history of the development and future prediction of lichen distribution under the influence of climate change. The end of the work is focused on the territory of the Czech Republic and mentions the most affected species in our area. The study of global climate change on lichens is important not only for understanding the effects of environmental changes on organisms but also for proper prioritization of nature protection leading to a halt in the decline of species and their habitats.
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Functional traits and functional diversity in lichens
Kolenská, Lucie ; Malíček, Jiří (advisor) ; Vondrák, Jan (referee)
Functional traits are a discussed topic across disciplines and articles with lichens are published as well. Traits are the attributes that define the organism from morphological features through anatomy to the physiology of the individual, including interaction in environmental and environmental influences. The most frequently studied functional trait of lichens is the type of thallus. Another commonly studied trait is the type of photobiont, where the presence of algae Trentepohlia is negatively affected by frost and because of this its number decreases with increasing altitude. Another functional trait of lichens which is studied is reproduction, and also secondary metabolites, which protect lichens, for example, against UV light or herbivores. Functional traits together form functional diversity, which is another way how to measure diversity on a planet where the most diverse ecosystem is not always the one with the highest number of species. Functional diversity indices then can reveal unique communities that should be protected. However, neither the definitions nor the calculation of functional diversity are exatly specified, we use different indices. The Rao index of quadratic entropy is most often used for lichens. Keywords indices, lichenized fungi, mycobiont, photobiont, thallus
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Taxonomy of selected groups of the genus \kur{Caloplaca}
ŠOUN, Jaroslav
The thesis deals with phylogeny, taxonomy and nomenclature of selected groups of the lichen genus Caloplaca. Particularly, the C. cerina group was closely investigated using molecular methods (ITS sequences), morphology and chemistry, based on material from Europe, and to some extent also from North America and western Asia. This approach resulted in the description of three new species (C. sterilis, C. subalpina, C. thracopontica), and detected an unexpected richness of lineages. Nomenclature, taxonomy, morphology and ecology of C. aurantia and C. flavescens from the C. aurantia group were studied in detail, including selection of the neotype of the former species. Their distribution was reviewed for the territory of the Czech Republic. Poorly known taxon C. aurantiomurorum from Algeria was lectotypified and synonymized with C. aurantia. Apart from the two groups, C. phlogina and C. scythica, differing partly in thallus colour and distinctly in distribution, were examined using both molecular (ITS sequences) and phenotypic data and found to be conspecific.
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