How to cite Dolichens

Dolichens is a dynamic information system that will be continuously updated with new information.

Dolichens should be cited as follows:

1) To cite the whole Dolichens information system:
Francesconi, L., Conti, M., Martellos, S., Di Nuzzo, L., Gheza, G., Nimis, P. L., Pistocchi, C., & Nascimbene, J. (2025). Dolichens: An Information System on the Lichens of the Dolomites. Journal of Fungi, 11(9), 624. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11090624

2) For occurrence data downloaded from Dolichens:
Francesconi L, Conti M, Gheza G, Martellos S, Nimis PL, Vallese C, Nascimbene J (2024) The Dolichens database: the lichen biota of the Dolomites. MycoKeys 103: 25-35. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.103.115462

3) For lichen images:
Author(s) of the image- Name of species - URL. Accessed on: MM.DD.YYYY. Licences are specified in the metadata associated to each image. Most of them are CC BY-SA, but when a licence is not specified, permit for use of the image should be asked directly to the author.

4) For all other data (descriptions, ecological indicator values, Italian distribution etc.)
Nimis P.L. - ITALIC, the Information System on Italian Lichens. Version 08. https://italic.units.it Accessed on: MM.DD.YYYY.

Suggestions and critical remarks are welcome. They should be e-mailed to: J. Nascimbene (juri.nascimbene@unibo.it)