In this column, @SmokiesLife intern writer Hannah Early examines lichen and biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Manzitto-Tripp is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary ...

Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its original collectors, the lichen is only known from 32 specimens ...

One reason the greenshield lichen can be more commonly found than other lichen species is because it is relatively tolerant of pollution. Lichens are often used to monitor air quality.

Looking for lichen in the field is one of Allen's favorite research activities, and she's pretty good at it. In the past few years she's co-discovered three lichen species, two of which are named ...

More than 3,600 species of lichens have been identified in North America alone. Each is a community made up of one or more species of fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria.

Some lichen species are particularly sensitive to salt. Because some lichens live for decades, they can be a great gauge of whether a site has faced flooding or saltwater intrusion. DepositPhotos ...

The lichen species, however, have been there for far longer. And although they're not new to the planet, they are new to science, which is why the word "new" is used to describe the two species.

But, by thinking small, scientists have discovered new species of lichen clinging like microscopic starfish to Yosemite icons such as El Capitan, Half Dome and Vernal Falls, and countless slabs of ...

When a new species of lichen was found in Florida in 1985, scientists didn’t realize what they had. Today, they need the public’s help in finding more. January 23, 2021 ...

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