Author(s)

Lev G. Biazrov

Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

The δ¹⁵N values of stable nitrogen isotopes were determined in samples of organic matter (OM) of podetias of lichen Cladonia pocillums (Ach.) Grognot, collected across 10 altitudinal levels within the range of 1550 - 2900 m.a.s.l. of both steppes and highland meadows of the Khangai Mountains (Mongolia). No correlation between the δ¹⁵N values of lichen OM and the altitude range was detected at the regional scale. However, there is a positive correlation δ¹⁵N values in OM C. pocillums with of the nitrogen content in the podetias.

Lichens, Cladonia pocillum, Stable Isotopes, δ¹⁵N, Nitrogen, Local Scale, Regional Scale, Altitude, Mountain Steppes, Highland Meadows, Khangai Mountains, Mongolia

Biazrov, L. (2014) Stable Nitrogen Isotopes (δ¹⁵N) in Podetias of Lichenized Fungi Cladonia pocillum from Different Altitudes of Habitats. Open Access Library Journal, 1, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1100511.