Sonora Desert Lichen Flora

建议对大索诺兰沙漠地区(亚利桑那州、南加州、下加利福尼亚州、索诺拉和锡那罗亚北部)的地衣(包括微型地衣和大型地衣)进行国际合作调查。地衣分类群将以接近专题的精度进行修订，以撰写现代植物区系(供系统学家和其他专业植物学家使用-有英语和西班牙语两个版本)和流行手册(供博物学家和自然保护者使用)。由于索诺兰沙漠包括大量的一级区域(《清洁空气法》)，而且地衣是空气污染的良好指示器，预计这种植物群将对美国林务局和国家公园管理局(美国和墨西哥)的土地管理人员具有相当大的实用价值。Liason与墨西哥境内的四个机构建立了合作关系，并与世界各地40多名著名的地衣系统学家建立了合作关系。该提案的第二个目的是改善墨西哥的科学基础设施，以便在那里开展地衣生物多样性和保护问题(例如沿海雾带社区的保护)的地衣研究。

A cooperative, international investigation of the lichens (both micro-and macrolichens) of the greater Sonoran Desert region (Arizona, southern California, Baja California, Sonora and Northern Sinaloa) is proposed. The lichen taxa will be revised with near monographic precision for the purpose of writing a modern Flora (for systematists and other professional botanists - with both English and Spanish editions) and popular manual (for naturalists and conservationists). Because the Sonoran Desert includes a significant number of Class I areas (Clean Air Act) and because lichens are excellent indicators of air pollution, it is anticipated that the flora will have considerable utility to land managers in both the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Services (both U.S. and Mexican). Liason is established with four institutions within Mexico and collaboration and with over 40 prominent lichen systematists worldwide. A second purpose of the proposal is to improve the scientific infrastructure of Mexico so that lichenological studies dealing with lichen biodiversity and conservation issues (e.g. preservation of coastal fog zone communities) can be pursued there.