Sampling procedure: We moistened the tree trunk on all sides at breast height and swabbed the bark surface in a zigzagging motion along a 10 cm wide band around the tree trunk. The swabbed area included smooth bark surfaces and crevices, as well as epiphytic organisms, if they were present.

 
 
  Part of: Dreyling L, Boch S, Lumbsch HT, Schmitt I (2024) Surveying lichen diversity in forests: A comparison of expert mapping and eDNA metabarcoding of bark surfaces. MycoKeys 106: 153-172. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.106.117540