In many modern ecosystems, lichens contribute significantly to primary production and nitrogen fixation, inhibit erosion, and efficiently capture and retain moisture. Additionally, they provide food
Category: Posts – Fossil lichens
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
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
152 new fossil lichens have been discovered from European Palaeogene amber, increasing the total number of known fossil lichens from 15 to 167. Most of
Epiphytes are, for example, vascular plants, bryophytes, or lichens, growing on other plants, like on tree trunks and branches. The diverse epiphytic communities sustain insects
The use of variable analysis methods, including light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Raman spectroscopy, reveal new details on