How to Conduct a Lichen Inventory Learning Lichens Lesson 3 Funded by: White Mountain Interpretive Association, Kiwanis International, Cooperating organizations:

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How to Conduct a Lichen Inventory Learning Lichens Lesson 3 Funded by: White Mountain Interpretive Association, Kiwanis International, Cooperating organizations: White Mountain National Forest, Prospect Mt. High School, Alton, NH 12/5/2015

Lesson 3 Objectives Students will develop and investigate a field research question regarding lichen Students will lay out a belt transect Students will identify and inventory lichen in the forest or schoolyard Students will gather and analyze data Students will write up and present their data and research conclusions 12/5/2015

Developing Research Questions Indoors, review the inventory data sheet with students Form groups of 3-4 students Have students make a list of the data that they will be collecting Have students brainstorm 3 questions about lichen and possible effects by these factors and agree upon one question, consult with teacher 12/5/2015

Review and Practice Inventory Procedure Copy of lesson 3 here 12/5/2015

Insert data sheet here 12/5/2015

Equipment Needs? Kit available on loan from WMNF 12/5/2015

Laying out Belt Transect Each group of 3-4 students will lay out a transect within which they will collect data See “How to Lay out a Belt Transect” for procedure 12/5/2015

Transect Orientation and Boundaries add diagram of transect And photo of tape 12/5/2015

Select and flag two trees within your transect Ideally, use trees between 10 and 30 cm in diameter Select two trees of different species, if possible (add photo) 12/5/2015

Measure DBH with diameter tape, record DBH and species of tree (add photo of diameter tape) 12/5/2015

For a large tree, measure DBH with distance tape (add photo of distance tape) 12/5/2015

Lower Tree Transect (Retake photo with metric and pins every cm) At.5 m off the ground, measure DBH Push pins into tree at every cm mark around the tree 12/5/2015

Record Hits On data sheet, record which pins “hit” a lichen, moss or liverwort 12/5/2015

Identify Cryptogams See “Identifying Lichen with Students” slide show In the field, use photos of most common lichens, mosses and liverworts Complete one data sheet for each tree or branch transect 12/5/2015

Upper Tree Transect Measure and record DBH at 1.5m above ground level Repeat the steps to record “hits” and identify species 12/5/2015

Select two downed branches Branches should ideally be from the canopy, which contains different lichen species from tree trunks Measure and record the length of the branch Mark “hits along the branch and record species 12/5/2015

Collecting Samples If feasible, remove a sample of the lichen from a branch to bring inside, record the origin of the samples Removing samples from tree trunks is not recommended unless you can avoid damaging the bark 12/5/2015

Use Hinds Guidebook to confirm identifications indoors 12/5/2015

Do you have all the information you need to answer your research question? 12/5/2015