News articles tagged with 'lichen'
Study finds remarkable diversity of lichen species in Florida state park
— 28 Mar 2011 17:07 | BiologyIf you seek America's most diverse, densely packed human population, head for New York's Manhattan, but if it's lichens you fancy instead of people, then Southwestern Florida is your…
New scholarly paper reveals 100 new species of lichenised fungi
— 15 Feb 2011 16:27 | BiologyIn an unprecedented coming-out party, 100 newly discovered species are revealed to the world in a single scholarly paper coordinated by Field Museum scientists…
A new species of lichen discovered in the Iberian Peninsula
— 12 Jan 2010 11:06 | BiologySpanish scientists have described the lichen Phylloblastia fortuita, new to the Iberian Peninsula and to science. Another species from the same family, Phylloblastia dispersa, is also…
Lichen named after President Barack Obama
— 16 Apr 2009 12:02 | BiologyA researcher at UC Riverside has discovered a new species of lichen - a plant-like growth that looks like moss or a dry leaf - and named it after President Barack Obama. 'I discovered…
Lichens function as indicators of nitrogen pollution in forests
— 6 Oct 2008 22:14 | EnvironmentScientists have found lichens can give insight into nitrogen air pollution effects on Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino mountain ecosystems, and protecting them provides safeguards for…
Active camouflage in a snail
— 25 Oct 2007 17:00 | BiologyThe shells of some land snail species carry an additional camouflage layer consisting of soil. Up to now the origin of the camouflage layers of snails has remained unexplored. When…
The conservation lens
— 24 Oct 2007 21:08 | EnvironmentThe definition of conservation priorities for biodiversity often focuses only on the numbers of vertebrate animals and seed plants in the northern hemisphere or in the tropics. But…
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