Tim Claerhout
PhD Epiphytic bryothytes and lichens
- Name
- T. Claerhout
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- t.claerhout@hortus.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- null
In my research, I am unravelling the diversity of bryophytes (mosses) and lichens in an urban context. This research falls under the HiddenBiodiversity project.
Bryophytes and lichens can tell us a lot about the environment in which they grow. I am researching how we could use lichens and bryophytes as bio-indicators for heat stress in an urban environment as a consequence of the urban heat island. Additionally, I am trying to determine the environmental factors influencing this as well as trying to unravel the biodiversity patterns of lichens and bryophytes. I make use of citizen science to make people more aware of these fascinating organisms.
PhD Epiphytic bryothytes and lichens
- Hortus Botanicus
- HB Gasten
PhD Epiphytic bryothytes and lichens
- Hortus Botanicus
- HB Research
PhD candidate / self funded
- IBL
- IBL Education Board
- Claerhout T., Sparrius L.B., Kessler P.J.A. & Stech M. (2026), Urban heat Islands shape epiphytic communities of lichens and bryophytes, Urban Ecosystems 29: 1-18 (63).
- Claerhout T., Stech M., Kessler P.J.A. & Sparrius L.B. (2025), Urban heat island effect as a driver for Specific Thallus Mass (STM) in lichens, The Lichenologist 57(3-4): 176-186.