Persepolis, the most well-known ancient site in Iran, is being threatened by tiny lichens eating away at the monuments. These organisms tend to grow on surfaces like stone and can slowly break ...

Join Sara Gibson for an introduction to dyeing with West Coast fungi and lichens during the next Tea & Talk, a monthly event ...

Lichens are nearly everywhere — odd growths that appear as crusty patches and splotches on tree trunks, limbs, rocks, bare soil, stone walls, tombstones, wooden fences. Regardless, lichens often ...

Like almost all lichens, it produces so-called secondary lichen compounds. Little is known about the function of these ...

But let’s not forget the lichens. Fruticose lichens grow on a tamarack branch. A hardy growth on the sides of tree trunks that often appears to be like paint has been on trees all winter.

A LICHEN success story is being celebrated in an ancient rainforest. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has been working to restore lost lichens in Cwm Gwaun, an area known for its ...

BERNARDSVILLE - Dorothy Smullen, a teacher and naturalist with New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, will ...

We are searching for traits that help to explain why these lichens cope better with aquatic and semi-aquatic conditions compared to terrestrial relatives in order to understand the benefits and ...

The culprit that raises the alarm is usually lichen. It is a common misconception that lichens are parasites that feed on landscape plants. But lichens are actually not harmful to plants.

Scientifically named Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis, these will upgrade the endemic checklist of Sri Lankan Lichens. A field study on lichen diversity in Horton Plains conducted by Dr.

Focus: Analysing lichens in forested ecosystems and developing methods for assessing environmental change We are analysing the functional and genetic diversity of lichens in forested ecosystems and ...