“…Changes in land use are increasingly leading natural habitats to be replaced by livestock, agriculture, and plantations of exotic species, which has an acute detrimental effect on tree species diversity. González-Montelongo and Pérez-Vargas [9] explored the host preferences for epiphytic lichens in the laurel forest of Macaronesia (i.e., the Canary Islands) by analyzing the lichen communities on the four most prevalent trees in these forests. They found a recurring and consistent pattern in diversity, richness, and lichen composition, aligned with the tree functional traits that were studied.…”