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R. Troy McMullin
Research Scientist, Botany
Troy studies the biogeography, conservation, ecology, systematics and taxonomy of Canadian lichens
Specialties
- Canadian lichens.
- Conservation of rare lichens and rare habitats.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics/Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 2015.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc./Biodiversity Institute of Ontario/Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 2013.
- Ph.D., Botany Department (now Integrative Biology), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 2011.
- M.E.S., School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2007.
- B.Ed. (senior biology, geography and outdoor education), Outdoor and Experiential Education Program, Queen`s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2002.
- H. B.Sc. (biology and environmental science), Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 2001.
- B.A. (biology and environmental studies), Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 2000.
Profile
Troy McMullin leads a research programme that is advancing our knowledge of the Canadian lichen biota. He conducts interdisciplinary collection-based studies throughout the country with a focus on regions, habitats and species that are poorly understood.
Troy is attempting to resolve unknown questions in lichen ecology, developing regional base-line data for areas with knowledge gaps and addressing taxonomic uncertainties using morphometrics, metabolite determinations and phylogenetic analyses. The boreal forest and Arctic regions of Canada are his current areas of interest.
Troy McMullin © Troy McMullin
Lichenomphalia hudsoniana (Arctic mushroom scales) at the summit of Mt. Raymond on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
Main Research Project
Professional Services
- Adjunct Professor, Carleton University.
- Member, Mosses and Lichens Specialist Subcommittee, Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), 2015 to present.
- Member, Lichen Specialist Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission, 2015 to present.
- Vice-President, Field Botanists of Ontario, 2015 to present.
- Research Associate, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario Herbarium, University of Guelph, 2008 to present.
- Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for 15 scientific journals, 2005 to present.
- Lichen Identification.
- Training for lichen identification and biomonitoring with lichens.
Students
- Patrick Lauriault, M.Sc., 2018 to present, Advisory Committee, Biology Department, Memorial University.
- Christina Rinas, Ph.D., 2017 to present, Advisory Committee, Biology Department, University of Sherbrook.
- Hanna Dorval, M.Sc., 2017 to present, co-supervisor, Forestry, Lakehead University.
- Hayley Paquette, M.Sc., 2017 to present, co-supervisor, Department of Biology, Carleton University.
- Rachel Wigle, M.Sc., 2016 to present, co-supervisor, Department of Biology, Memorial University.
- Katherine Drotos, Ph.D., 2016 to present, Advisory Committee, Integrative Biology, University of Guelph.
- Lyndsay Schram, M.Sc., 2012 to 2014, Advisory Committee, Environmental Science, University of Guelph.
Troy McMullin © Troy McMullin
Dactylina arctica (Arctic finger lichen or dead man fingers) from Arviat, Nunavut, 2016.
Links
Research Gate Profile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_McMullin
International Association for Lichenology
http://www.lichenology.org
The American Bryological and Lichenological Society
http://www.abls.org
Canadian Botanical Association
http://www.cba-abc.ca/cbahome.htm
Field Botanists of Ontario
http://www.trentu.ca/org/fbo
A Cumulative Checklist for the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of the Continental: United States and Canada
https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm
Recent Literature on Lichens
http://nhm2.uio.no/botanisk/lav/RLL/RLL.HTM
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct5/index_e.cfm
Troy McMullin © Troy McMullin
Physconia subpallida (pale-bellied frost lichen) in southeastern Ontario. Endangered in Canada.
Selected Media Coverage
Crowe, J. 2017. New and Noted: A Review of Common Lichens of Eastern North America: A Field Guide. North American Native Plant Society. The Blazing Star 18(3): 11.
Sokoloff, P.C. 2017. Collecting lichens in Canada's High Arctic. Above & Beyond – Canada's Arctic Journal. October 30.
http://arcticjournal.ca/featured/collecting-lichens-canadas-high-arctic
Sokoloff, P.C. 2017. What's in a Name: Hunting the Lichens of the Canadian High Arctic. News Deeply, Arctic Deeply. August 29.
https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/29/whats-in-a-name-hunting-the-lichens-of-the-canadian-high-arctic
Brown, B. 2017. Researchers lichen what they see on High Arctic islands. Nunatsiaq News. August 28.
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674researchers_lichen_what_they_see_on_high_arctic_islands
Runtz, K. 2017. Looking for Lichen... in all the right places. Arnprior Chronicle-Guide. August 21.
https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/7512850-looking-for-lichen-in-all-the-right-places
Ottawa Morning. 2017. Lichen experts. CBC News, Radio. August 8.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/programs/ottawamorning/lichen-experts-1.4238560
Ericsson, S. 2017. Rare lichen newly discovered in Canada at Kejimkujik Park. Digby County Courier. July 21.
http://www.digbycourier.ca/news/local/2017/7/21/rare-lichen-newly-discovered-in-canada-at-kejimkujik-park.html
Davie, E. 2017. Why the discovery of rare lichen in Kejimkujik is good news for air quality. CBC News, Nova Scotia. July 15.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rare-perforated-ruffle-lichen-kejimkujik-lake-1.4203404
Millman, L. 2016. A Review of The Common Lichens of North America. The Bulletin: A Publication of the Boston Mycology Club 71(2): 23.
Conroy, N. 2016. The first endangered lichen discovered in Quebec. Canadian Wildlife Federation Blog. November 14. http://blog.cwf-fcf.org/index.php/en/the-first-endangered-lichen-discovered-in-quebec
Unger, K. 2016. Lichenologist appreciates small things in life. The Telegram. March 15. http://www.thetelegram.com/Living/2016-03-15/article-4466837/Lichenologist-appreciates-small-things-in-life/1
Wiersma, Y. 2016. Book review: Common Lichens of Northeastern North America – A Field Guide. Omphalina 7(1): 16-17. http://nlmushrooms.ca/omphaline/O-VII-1.pdf
Unger, K. 2016. Lichen: 10 reasons to make it your new favourite hobby for 2016. Land Lines, The Nature Conservancy of Canada Blog. January 18. http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/blog/lichen-10-reasons-to-make-it.html#.VrKCPfkrKhc
Troy McMullin © Troy McMullin
Erioderma mollissimum (vole ears) from Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia. Endangered in Canada.
Clayden, S.R. 2016. Book Review: Common Lichens of Northeastern North America – A Field Guide. By Troy McMullin and Frances Anderson. Rural Delivery 40(10): 24–25. http://www.rurallife.ca/rural-delivery-tofc/
Miller, A. 2015. BioBlitz bits: Liking lichen. Royal Ontario Museum Blog. http://www.rom.on.ca/en/blog/bioblitz-bits-liking-lichen
Seaward, M.R.D. 2015. Book review for McMullin, Troy, and Anderson, Frances (2014): Common lichens of Northeastern North America. A field guide. Symbiosis 66: 157. doi: http://10.1007/s13199-015-0344-0
Knudsen, K. 2015. A new lichen field guide for eastern North America: A book review. Bulletin of the California Lichen Society 22(1): 23.
Communications and Public Affairs. 2015. 'Bioblitz' showcases the power and speed of DNA barcoding. Campus News, University of Guelph. August 28. http://news.uoguelph.ca/2015/08/bioblitz-showcases-power-speed-of-dna-barcoding
Swanson. S. 2015. An Interview with Dr. Troy McMullin. Science Talk Blog, The New York Botanical Garden. June 10. http://blogs.nybg.org/science-talk/2015/06/booked-up-a-conversation-about-a-new-guide-to-an-overlooked-group-of-organisms
Nature Conservancy of Canada Staff. 2015. Visiting academic uses NCC lands for research. February 12. http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/prince-edward-island/stories/visiting-academic-uses-ncc-land.html
Mackay, M. 2015. A likin' for lichens on PEI. The Guardian. February 14. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2015-02-14/article-4043310/A-likin-for-lichens-on-P.E.I./1
CBC News Staff. 2015. Rare lichen discovered on PEI. CBC News. February 02. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/rare-lichen-discovered-on-p-e-i-1.2940002
Journal Pioneer Staff. 2014. Lichen exploration conducted on PEI. Journal Pioneer: December 29. http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2014-12-29/article-3991336/Lichen-exploration-conducted-on-P.E.I./1
Earley, C. 2014. The Arboretum and Lichen Diversity: Study Results. University of Guelph Arboretum Home Page. http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum
Phillips, A. 2014. Bird's-eye View on Biodiversity – Lichen the Results. Magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum 46(3): 10.
de Bie, F. 2014. Natural Science Specimens of Prince Edward Island: An Updated Inventory. Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation Publication: pp. 18-19.
McMurty, M. 2013. A Lesson in Lichens. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 25(4): 7-8.
Michener, G. 2013. What is a Lichen? Individuals or Ecosystems? Orillia Field Naturalists' Club: March 6. http://www.couchconservancy.ca/ONCWebsite/htm/Among%20ourselves.htm
Michener, G. 2013. Naturalists' Club Hears About Fascinating World of Lichen. Orillia Packet: March 18. http://www.orilliapacket.com/2013/03/18/naturalists-club-hears-about-fascinating-world-of-lichen
Earley, C. 2012. Troy McMullin and the Lichens. University of Guelph, Arboretum. http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/collectionsandresearch/troymcmullin.shtml
Earley, C. 2012. Aboretum lichens. University of Guelph, Arboretum. http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/collectionsandresearch/biodiversitylichens.shtml
Bree, D. 2011. In Sandbanks Park with a Lichen Doctor. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 24(2): 3-4.
Vowles, A. 2011. Lichens Deserve More Attention. At Guelph: March 31. http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2011/03/lichens-deserve-more-attention
Parke, B. 2011. Everything You Wanted to Know About Lichens. Arb Aux: September Edition.
Vowles, A. 2011. Lichenologists Are Few and Far Between. The Portico – Summer Edition: 28-29. http://www.uoguelph.ca/theportico/past/summer2011/grad
O'Shea, N. 2011. Study finds remarkable diversity of lichen species in Florida state park. EurekAlert: May 24. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/fm-sfr032411.php
Crowe, J. 2010. Lichens of the Bruce Peninsula. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 22(2): 4-6.
Croucher, C. 2006. Lichens as Keystone Species in Old-Growth Forest Management. Radio Interview with Innovation Alberta: August 29.
Publications
Pearson, K., R.P. Cameron, and R.T. McMullin. (In press). Habitat associations and distribution model for Fuscopannaria leucosticta in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Lichenologist.
Rapai, S.B., R.T. McMullin, J.R. Maloles, M-H Turgeon and S.G. Newmaster. (In press). An ecological restoration approach to vegetation biolayers. Ecological Applications.
McMullin, R.T. 2018. New and interesting lichens and allied fungi from British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 17: 6–23. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=17
Wiersma, Y.F. and R.T. McMullin. 2018. Is it common to be rare on the landscape? A test using a novel model system. Landscape Ecology 33: 183–195. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-017-0599-3
Belliveau, A.G. and R.T. McMullin. 2017. Parmotrema perforatum new to Canada from Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 16: 322–323. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=16
McDonald, L., M. Van Woudenberg, B. Dorin, A. Begley, R.T. McMullin and K. Cottenie. The effects of bark quality on corticolous macro-lichen community composition in urban parks in Guelph, Ontario. Botany 95(12): 1141–1149. doi: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2017-0113
McMullin, R.T. 2017. Chaenothecopsis marcineae new to Europe from Lapland, Finland. Graphis Scripta 29(1–2): 6–7. doi: http://nhm2.uio.no/botanisk/lav/Graphis/29_1-2/GS_29_6.pdf
McMullin, R.T. and Y.F. Wiersma. 2017. Lichens and allied fungi of Salmonier Nature Park, Newfoundland. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 144: 357–369. doi: https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-16-00041
McMullin, R.T., B.C. Dorin, M.V. Woudenberg and S.G. Newmaster. 2017. Lichen holdings at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario Herbarium at the University of Guelph, Ontario. Evansia 34(3): 85–103. doi: https://doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-34.3.85
McMullin, R.T., D. Ure, M. Smith, H. Clapp and Y.F. Wiersma. 2017. Ten years of monitoring air quality and ecological integrity using field-identifiable lichens at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ecological Indicators 81: 214–221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.05.069
McMullin, R.T., J. Gagnon, F. Anderson, W.R. Buck, S.R. Clayden, B.C. Dorin, A. Fryday, J.G. Guccion, R.C. Harris, J. Hinds, C. Isabel, D. Ladd, E. Lay, J.C. Lendemer, J.R. Maloles, C. Roy and D.P. Waters. 2017. One hundred new provincial, national, and continental lichen and allied fungi records from parc national de la Gaspésie, Québec, Canada. Northeastern Naturalist. 24(4): 446–466. doi: https://doi.org/10.1656/045.024.0405
Rapai, S.B., D. McColl, and R.T. McMullin, Restoring woodland caribou winter habitat: A case study in transplanting and restoring terrestrial lichen. Forestry Chronicle 93: 204–212. doi: https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc2017-029
McMullin, R.T. and Y.F. Wiersma. (In press). Lichens and allied fungi of Salmonier Nature Park, Newfoundland. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society.
McMullin, R.T., D. Ure, M. Smith, H. Clapp, and Y.F. Wiersma. (In press). Ten years of monitoring air quality and ecological integrity using field-identifiable lichens at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ecological Indicators.
McMullin, R.T. 2017. Chaenothecopsis marcineae new to Europe from Lapland, Finland. Graphis Scripta 29(1–2): 6–7. doi: http://nhm2.uio.no/botanisk/lav/Graphis/29_1-2/GS_29_6.pdf
Doubt, J. and R.T. McMullin. 2016. Status of lichens and bryophytes on Middle Island: declining Carolinian habitat at Canada's southernmost point. Northeastern Naturalist. 23: 134–140. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1656/045.023.0110
McMullin, R.T. and A. Arsenault. 2016. The calicioids of Newfoundland, Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 92-104. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=15
McMullin, R.T. and B.C. Dorin. 2016. The Chic-Choc Mountains are the last southern refuge for Arctic lichens in eastern North America. Arctic Science 2: 183–193. doi http://10.1139/AS-2015-0024
McMullin, R.T. and J.C. Lendemer. 2016. Lichens and Allied Fungi of Awenda Provincial Park, Ontario: Diversity and Conservation Status. American Midland Naturalist 176:1–19. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-176.1.1
McMullin, R.T. and J.C. Lendemer. Megalaria allenae (Ramalinaceae), a new sorediate species 0ool from southeastern North America previously confused with M. pulverea. The Bryologist 119: 290–297. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745-119.3.290
McMullin, R.T., J.C. Lendemer, and F. Lutzoni. 2016. A Liber Amicorum: Irwin Brodo. The Lichenologist 48: 343-346. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0024282916000360
McMullin, R.T., J.L. Allen, and J.P. Pagé. 2016. Physconia subpallida new to Québec, from Gatineau Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 92–104. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=15
McMullin, R.T., J.C. Lendemer, H.E. Braid, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Molecular insights into the lichen genus Alectoria (Parmeliaceae) in North America. Botany 94: 165–175. doi: http://10.1139/cjb-2015-0186
McMullin, R.T., L.L. Bennett, O.J. Bjorgan, D.A. Bourque, C.J. Burke, M.A. Clarke, M.K. Gutgesell, P.L. Krawiec, R. Malyon, A. Mantione, A.T. Piotrowski, N.Y. Tam, A.C. Van Natto, Y.F. Wiersma, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Relationships between air pollution, population density, and lichen diversity in the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The Lichenologist 48: 593-605. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0024282916000402
Allen, J.L. and R.T. McMullin. 2015. Chaenotheca balsamconensis, a new calicioid lichen on Trichaptum abietinum from eastern North America that is benefiting from widespread conifer fatalities. The Bryologist 118: 54–58. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745-118.1.054
Allen, J.L., J.C. Lendemer, and R.T. McMullin. 2015. Cetradonia linearis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e.T70386009A70386019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20154.RLTS.T70386009A70386019.en
Barry, M., R.T. McMullin, and A. Horn. 2015. Edge effects on the lichen genus Lobaria in Atlantic Canadian Forests. Forestry Chronicle 91(5): 534-540. doi: 10.5558/tfc2015-092
McMullin, R.T. 2015. A review of Physconia subpallida in Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 14: 109-115. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=14
McMullin, R.T. 2015. California dreaming: Perspectives of a northeastern lichenologist. Bulletin of the California Lichen Society 22: 6-12
McMullin, R.T. 2015. The lichens of Prince Edward Island, Canada: a second checklist, with species ranked for conservation status. Rhodora 117: 454–484. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3119/15-12
McMullin, R.T., J. Maloles, and S.G. Newmaster. 2015. New and interesting lichens from Ontario, Canada II. Opuscula Philolichenum 14: 93-108. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=14
Richardson D.H.S., F. Anderson, R.P. Cameron, S.R. Clayden, and R.T. McMullin. 2015. COSEWIC Status Report on Anzia colpodes in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, ON. 47 pp. doi: http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_Black-foam%20Lichen_2015_e.pdf
Schram, L.J., C. Wagner, R.T. McMullin, and M. Anand. 2015. Lichen communities along a pollution gradient 40 years after decommissioning of a Cu-Ni Smelter. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22: 9323-9331. doi: http://10.1007/s11356-015-4088-4
Telfer, A., M. Young, J. Quinn, K. Perez, C. Sobel, J. Sones, V. Levesque-Beaudin, R. Derbyshire, J. Fernandez-Triana, R. Rougerie, A. Thevanayagam, A. Boskovic, A. Borisenko, A. Cadel, A. Brown, A. Pages, A. Castillo, A. Nicolai, B.G. Mockford, B. Bukowski, B. Wilson, B. Trojahn, C. Lacroix, C. Brimblecombe, C. Hay, C. Ho, C. Steinke, C. Warne, C. Garrido Cortes, D. Engelking, D. Wright, D. Lijtmaer, D. Gascoigne, D.H. Martich, D. Morningstar, D. Neumann, D. Steinke, D.M. DeBruin, D. Dobias, E. Sears, E. Richard, E. Damstra, E. Zakharov, G. Collins, G. Blagoev, G. Grainge, G. Ansell, G. Meredith, I. Hogg, J. McKeown, J. Topan, J. Bracey, J. Guenther, J. Sills-Gilligan, J. Addesi, J. Persi, K. Layton, K. D'Souza, K. Dorji, K. Grundy, K. Nghidinwa, K. Ronnenberg, K. Lee, L. Xie, L. Lu, L. Penev, M. Gonzalez, M. Rosati, M. Kekkonen, M. Kuzmina, M. Iskandar, M. Mutanen, M. Fatahi, M. Pentinsaari, M. Bauman, N. Nikolova, N. Ivanova, N. Jones, N. Weerasuriya, N. Monkhouse, P. Lavinia, P. Jannetta, P. Hanisch, R.T. McMullin, R.O. Flores, R. Mouttet, R. Vender, R. Labbee, R. Forsyth, R. Lauder, R. Dickson, R. Kroft, S. Miller, S. MacDonald, S. Panthi, S. Pedersen, S. Sobek-Swant, S. Naik, T. Lipinskaya, T. Eagalle, T. Decaëns, T. Kosuth, T. Braukmann, T. Woodcock, T. Roslin, T. Zammit, V. Campbell, V. Dinca, V. Peneva, P. Hebert, and J. deWaard J. 2015. Biodiversity inventories in high gear: DNA barcoding facilitates a rapid biotic survey of a temperate nature reserve. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6313. doi: http://10.3897/BDJ.3.e6313
Daniel, N.A., H. O'Brien, E.W. Larsen, R.T. McMullin, and M-J. Fortin. 2014. Dispersal analysis of three Peltigera species based on landscape genetics data. Mycology 4: 187-195. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2013.875955
McMullin, R.T. and F. Anderson. 2014. Common Lichens of Northeastern North America: A Field Guide. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 192 pp. (ISBN: 978-0-89327-511-2)
McMullin, R.T. and C.J. Lewis. 2014. The unusual lichens and allied fungi of Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario. Botany 92: 85-92. doi: http://10.1139/cjb-2013-0227
McMullin, R.T., J. Maloles, C. Earley, and S.G. Newmaster. 2014. The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, Ontario: An urban refuge for lichen biodiversity. North American Fungi 9: 1-16. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2509/naf2014.009.005
McMullin, R.T., J.C. Lendemer, R.C. Harris, C. Roy, J. Gagnon, and S.R. Clayden. 2014. Discovery of Hypogymnia pulverata on the Gaspésie Peninsula in eastern Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 13: 91-95. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=13
Wagner, C., L.J. Schram, R.T. McMullin, S.L. Hunt, and M. Anand. 2014. Comparing lichen communities in two old-growth pine (Pinus) forests. The Lichenologist 46: 697-709. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002428291400022X
Cosham, J.A. and R.T. McMullin. 2013. Increasing accessibility to lichen monitoring in Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, Canada. Evansia 30: 90-104. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/079.030.0303
McMullin, R.T. and J.C. Lendemer. 2013. Lichen biodiversity and conservation status in the Copeland Forest Resources Management Area: A lichen-rich second-growth forest in southern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 127: 240-254. doi: http://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1490/1510
McMullin, R.T. and C.J. Lewis. 2013. New and interesting lichens from Ontario, Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 12: 6-16. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=12
McMullin R.T. and S.G. Newmaster. 2013. Woodlot Lichens. In Newmaster, S.G., C. Early, A.J. Fazekas, C.A. Lacroix, R.T. McMullin, B. Lacey, T. Henry, J.R. Maloles, S. Ragupathy, K. Berg, P. Williams. Woodlot Biodiversity 2nd Edition. Friesens Press, Winnipeg, MB. 580 pp. (ISBN: 978-0-9866554-1-8)
McMullin, R.T., I.D. Thompson, and S.G. Newmaster. 2013. Lichen conservation in heavily managed boreal forests. Conservation Biology 27: 1020-1030. doi: http://10.1111/cobi.12094
Newmaster, S.G., I.D. Thompson, A.J. Fazekas, A.R. Rodgers, R.A.D. Steeves, R.T. McMullin, J.R. Maloles, and J.M. Fryxell. 2013. New technologies reveal critical habitat and dietary requirements for cryptic wildlife species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 43: 897-900. doi: http://10.1139/cjfr-2013-0108
Schram, L.J., R.T. McMullin, and M. Anand. 2013. Cladonia norvegica Tønsberg & Holien (Cladoniaceae), a new lichen record for Ontario. Evansia 30: 69-71. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/079.030.0205
McMullin, R.T. 2012. New and interesting lichens to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, Canada. Opuscula Philolichenum 11: 52-59. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=11
McMullin, R.T., S.B. Selva, J.R. Maloles, and S.G. Newmaster. 2012. Calicium denigratum (Vain.) Tibell, a new lichen record for North America. North American Fungi 7: 1-5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2509/naf2012.007.011
McMullin, R.T., S.R. Clayden, S.B. Selva, R. Curley, and L.J. Schram. 2012. The first lichen checklist for Prince Edward Island, Canada. Evansia 29: 4-25. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1639/079.029.0102
Rapai, S.B., R.T. McMullin, and S.G. Newmaster. 2012. The effects of elevation on macrolichen communities in southwestern British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 274: 231-240. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.02.018
Lücking, R., F. Seavey, R. Common, S.Q. Beeching, O. Breuss, W.R. Buck, L. Crane, M. Hodges, B.P. Hodkinson, E. Lay, J.C. Lendemer, R.T. McMullin, J.A. Mercado-Díaz, M.P. Nelsen, E. Rivas Plata, W. Safranek, W.B. Sanders, H.P. Schaefer Jr., and J. Seavey. 2011. The lichens of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida: Proceedings from the 18th Tuckerman Workshop. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, Biological Sciences 49: 127–186. doi: https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/files/2313/9447/0158/bulletin-vol49no4.pdf
McMullin, R.T., W.F. Bell, and S.G. Newmaster. 2011. The effects of triclopyr and glyphosate on lichens. Forest Ecology and Management 264: 90-97. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.09.039
McMullin, R.T., I.D. Thompson, B.W. Lacey, and S.G. Newmaster. 2011. Estimating the biomass of woodland caribou forage lichens. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 41: 1961–1969. doi: http://10.1139/x11-108
McMullin R.T. and S.G. Newmaster. 2010. Woodlot Lichens. In Newmaster, S.G., C. Early, A.J. Fazekas, C.A. Lacroix, R.T. McMullin, B. Lacey, J.R. Maloles, P. Williams. Woodlot Biodiversity. Friesens Press, Winnipeg, MB. 457 pp. (ISBN: 978-0-9866554-0-1)
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, D.H.S. Richardson, R.P. Cameron, D.C. Hamilton, and S.G. Newmaster. 2010. Relationships between the structural complexity and lichen community in coniferous forests of southwestern Nova Scotia. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 744-749. Awarded the Luella K. Weresub Memorial Award by the Canadian Botanical Association. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.05.032
Richardson D.H.S., F. Anderson, R.P. Cameron, and R.T. McMullin. 2010. COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on Degelia plumbea in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, ON. 40 pp. doi: http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_blue_felt_lichen_0911_eng.pdf
McMullin, R.T. 2009. Lichens of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, Canada (Provisional List). Opuscula Philolichenum 7: 71-78. doi: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_list.php?BucVolume_tab=7
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, R.P. Cameron, D.H.S. Richardson, and I.M. Brodo. 2008. Lichens of coniferous old-growth forests of southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada; diversity and present status. The Bryologist 111: 620-637. doi: http://10.1639/0007-2745-111.4.620
McMullin, R.T. and D. Ure. 2008. Lichen monitoring protocol for Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada. Report produced for Parks Canada. Maitland Bridge, NS. 43 pp.
Other Contributions
Wiersma, Y.F. and R.T. McMullin. 2017. The Lichens of Salmonier Nature Park. Omphalina 8(6): 18–20.
http://www.nlmushrooms.ca/omphalina_2017_1.html
McMullin, R.T. 2016. Hypogymnia pulverata - a new North American population discovered in Labrador, Canada. Omphalina 7(8): 17–19.
McMullin, R.T. 2016. On the trail with field botanists. ON Nature Magazine. Spring: 37. http://www.vdocshop.com/doc/on-nature-magazine/on-nature-spring-2016/2016030701/#37
McMullin, R.T. 2016. Cyanolichens of the Carden Alvar Natural Area. Orillia Field Naturalists: February Edition. http://www.couchconservancy.ca/ONCWebsite/htm/Find%20of%20the%20Month.htm
McMullin, R.T. and Y.F. Wiersma. 2016. Arboreal lichens of the Happy Valley-Goose Bay region of Labrador. Omphalina 7(8): 26–37.
Deduke, C., McMullin, R.T., and A. Arsenault. 2016. Survey of the lichen-forming ascomycetes found at the 2016 NL Foray. Omphalina 7(8): 68–76.
McMullin, R.T. 2015. Lichens and allied fungi of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's North Enmore Nature Reserve. Report prepared for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Charlottetown, PE.
McMullin, R.T. 2015. Uncommon lichens of Kemble Mountain and the Slough of Despond. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 27(4): 11-12.
McMullin, R.T. 2015. Lichen hotspot discovered on Prince Edward Island. Land Lines, Nature Conservancy of Canada Blog. http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/blog/lichen-hotspot-discovered-on.html#comments
Rapai, S., R.T. McMullin, and S.G. Newmaster. 2015. Restoring terrestrial lichen communities on the Detour Lake mine property. Report prepared for the Detour Gold Corporation.
McMullin, R.T. and J.A. Cosham. 2014. The language of lichen. Mycelium 40(1): 1, 6-7.
Rapai, S., R.T. McMullin and S.G. Newmaster. 2014. Vascular and non-vascular plant communities at the Detour Lake Gold Mine: baseline survey for long-term biomonitoring. Report prepared for the Detour Gold Corporation, Ontario.
McMullin, R.T. 2013. An interim survey of Physconia subpallida in Canada. Report prepared for the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Gatineau, QC.
McMullin, R.T. 2012. Calicioid lichens of Copeland Forest. Orillia Field Naturalists: February Edition. http://www.couchconservancy.ca/ONCWebsite/htm/Find%20of%20the%20 Month.htm
McMullin, R.T. 2012. Lichens of the Parc national de la Baie-aux-Feuilles Project. Report prepared for the Kativik Regional Government. Kuujjuaq, Quebec.
McMullin, R.T. 2011. Lichens of Copeland Forest. Orillia Field Naturalists: December Edition. http://www.couchconservancy.ca/ONCWebsite/htm/Find%20of%20the%20Month.htm
McMullin, R.T. and S.G. Newmaster. 2009. Lichens & Caribou VMAP Project. Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc. Annual Report.
McMullin, R.T. and F. Anderson. 2007. Epiphytic lichen representation and retention in legacy clumps of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Report prepared for the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Publication WDL 2007-1, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
McMullin, R.T. 2006. Lichen Monitoring at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia. Report prepared for Parks Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Selected Conference Presentations
Sokoloff, P.C., J.M. Saarela, L.J. Gillespie and R.T. McMullin. 2017. The flora of High Arctic research stations: new collections to monitor long-term change. ArcticNet Conference. Arctic Change, Québec, Quebec.
McMullin, R.T. 2017. The status of lichens in the Canadian Arctic. Canada's Arctic Biodiversity: The Next 150 Years, Symposium, The Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration, Canadian Museum of Nature. Ottawa, Ontario.
Wiersma, Y.F. and R.T. McMullin. 2016. When is a landscape not a landscape? Insights from microscale landscape ecology in a lichen rich hotspot on the island of Newfoundland. The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Annual Meeting, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Larsen, E.W., N.A. Daniel, H. O'Brien, R.T. McMullin and M-J. Fortin. 2015. Landscape genetics on a small scale reveals surprisingly long Peltigera gene trees. American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Botany 2015 Conference. Edmonton, Alberta.
Lendemer, J.C., J.L. Allen, and R.T. McMullin. 2015. Not So Different After All: Results from the First IUCN Red List Assessment for North American Lichens Dispel the Myth that Fungi Cannot be Conserved. American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Botany 2015 Conference. Edmonton, Alberta.
McMullin, R.T. 2014. Lichen conservation in Canada. Conservation of North American Lichens and the Ecosystems They Support Colloquium, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Botany 2014 Conference. Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.
McMullin, R.T., R.A.D. Steeves and S.G. Newmaster. 2014. Bryoria is polyphyletic: two new Sulcaria species combinations inferred from morphology, molecules, and metabolites. American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Botany 2014 Conference. Boise, Idaho, U.S.A..
McMullin, R.T., I.D. Thompson and S.G. Newmaster. 2012. Relationships between silviculture, lichen diversity and woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in northern Ontario. Woodland Caribou Research Conference, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research. Barrie, Ontario.
McMullin, R.T. 2012. Lichen monitoring at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. Canadian Botanical Association at the Plant Canada Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
McMullin, R.T., I.D. Thompson and S.G. Newmaster. 2012. Lichens and Caribou. The Canadian Ecology Centre Science Seminar, Caribou Conservation Plan within the Context of Sustainable Forest Management. Timmins, Ontario.
McMullin, R.T. 2010. Lichen Interpretation in Ontario's Provincial Parks. Annual Natural Heritage Education Conference, Ontario Parks. Orillia, Ontario.
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, D.H.S. Richardson, and R.P. Cameron. 2009. Lichens of coniferous old-growth forests of southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada; diversity and present status. Canadian Botanical Association Annual Conference. Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
McMullin, R.T. 2007. Defining old-growth and examining the relationship between lichens, forest structure, and age. Old-Growth Forest Conference, Prince Edward Island Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry. Southampton, Prince Edward Island.
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, D.H.S. Richardson, and R.P. Cameron. 2006. How are they lichen it? Relationships between forest structure, ecological context, and the lichen community in coniferous old-growth forests of southwestern Nova Scotia. The Sustainable Forest Management Network Conference. Edmonton, Alberta.
Posters
Schiff, S.L., R.T. McMullin, R.J. Elgood, V.L. St. Louis, K. St Pierre and I. Lehnherr. 2017. Do lichens faithfully record the d15N of precipitation in the High Arctic? ArcticNet Conference. Arctic Change, Québec, Quebec.
McMullin, R.T. 2016. The rich history of lichenizing in the Chic-Choc Mountains, Quebec, Canada. The 8th International Association for Lichenology Symposium. Helsinki, Finland.
Drotos, K., R.T. McMullin, M.A. Smith and T.R. Gregory. 2016. A Genomic Perspective of North American Lichens. Ontario Ecology, Ethology and Evolution Colloquium. American Society of Naturalists. University of Toronto, Ontario.
Schram, L.J., R.T. McMullin, S.G. Newmaster and M. Anand. 2014. Residual trees as habitat for lichen under different management intensities. Genomes to Biomes Conference, Montréal, Quebec.
Schram, L.J., R.T. McMullin, S.G. Newmaster and M. Anand. 2014. Sustainable forest management: Residual trees as lichen habitat. Sustainability Symposium, Guelph, Ontario.
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, D.H.S. Richardson and R.P. Cameron. 2006a. Relationships between forest structure, ecological context, and the lichen community in coniferous old-growth forests of southwestern Nova Scotia. Faculty of Management Environmental Symposium. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
McMullin, R.T., P.N. Duinker, D.H.S. Richardson and R.P. Cameron. 2006b. How are they lichen it? Relationships between forest structure, ecological context, and the lichen community in coniferous old-growth forests of southwestern Nova Scotia. The Sustainable Forest Management Network Conference. Edmonton, Alberta.
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