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Sticta in East Africa

2023-10-312023-10-31 UllaK

Sticta is a genus of lichenized fungi characterized by well-differentiated pores (cyphellae) on the lower surface and a peculiar fishy smell of wet thalli. Sticta

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Peltigera on Mt. Kilimanjaro, East Africa

2022-12-312022-12-31 UllaK

Peltigera (dog lichens) is a genus of lichenized fungi present on all continents but particularly common, for example, in boreal forests. The use of molecular

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Interactions of lichens and photobionts in tropical montane forest

2022-05-232022-05-23 UllaK

Interactions within lichen communities are diverse, including the specific symbiotic associations between the lichenized fungi (mycobionts) and photobionts but also interactions between different lichen species

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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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Novel lichenicolous fungus from the tropical montane forests of Kenya

2021-06-192021-06-22 UllaK

A novel lichen inhabiting, or lichenicolous, fungus Taitaia aurea was found growing in the montane forests of Kenya with the epiphytic tripartite cyanolichen Crocodia cf.

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