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Month: November 2021

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Fourth amber deposit with fossil lichens: Miocene Ethiopian amber

2021-11-262022-12-31 UllaK

Amber deposits are predominantly known from North America, Europe, and Asia, and are considered to be rare on the continents that formed Gondwana. However, more

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Leptogium diversity in East Africa considerably higher than previously recognized

2021-11-242021-11-24 UllaK

Tropical mountains harbor a wide range of ecosystems, all providing habitats for various sets of organisms, including lichens. For example, the lichens in the savanna

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Light intensity and atmospheric moisture important determinants of epiphyte colonization

2021-11-242021-11-24 UllaK

Non-vascular epiphytes, including bryophytes and lichens, have important roles in tropical montane forest ecosystems in intercepting and storing water, nutrient cycling, and providing habitats and

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Extant genera of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Paleogene amber

2021-11-222021-11-24 UllaK

Representatives of the extant lichenized fungal genera Usnea and Ochrolechia and the lichen-inhabiting (lichenicolous) fungus Lichenostigma were already present in the Paleogene amber forests of

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