Information On Status of NZ Lichens Needed
The Department of Conservation is calling for any information on the current population status of NZ’s lichens to allow them to assess their threat status. This information will be used in the same process as that recently used to assess the current threat status of NZ’s vascular plants and avifauna.Anyone with information on the population status of any lichen, or that feel a particular lichen is threatened are invited to submit their information via email ([Enable JavaScript to view protected content]), or at the DOC website under “getting involved” (full web address is: http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/consultations/current/new-listing-of-threatened-status-of-new-zealand-lichens/).
An expert panel will assess all the available information and the results will be published. Deadline for submissions is 30 September 2009.
Posted: 04/06/2009