Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Gupta N., Gupta V., Dwivedi S.K. & Upreti D.K. (2025): Understanding physiological, elemental distribution and bioaccumulation responses of crustose and foliose lichens in the vicinity of coal-based thermal power plant, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 27(1): 57–73

Environmental pollution, especially from coal-based thermal power plants, poses significant risks to human respiratory health and the environment. This study evaluates the diversity of lichens in the areas. Physiological and bioaccumulation responses of two crustose lichens (Bacidia incongruens and Rinodina sophodes) and one foliose lichen (Pyxine cocoes) in the vicinity of the Feroz Gandhi Unchahar National Thermal Power Corporation, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India were also assessed. These lichens, … Read more...

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Koca F.D., Halici M.G., Işik Y. & Ünal G. (2024): Green synthesis of Ag-ZnO nanocomposites by using Usnea florida and Pseudevernia furfuracea lichen extracts and evaluation of their neurotoxic effect, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 54(9): 818–825

First time in this study, neuroprotective or neurotoxic effects of Pseudevernia furfuracea and Usnea florida lichen extracts based silver decorated zinc oxide nanocomposites (Ag-ZnO NCs) were evaluated. The characteristic light absorption point of P. furfuracea and U. florida based Ag-ZnO NCs were observed at 339 nm and 361 nm; effective diameter was detected at 342 nm and 495 nm. According to SEM analysis, the diameter of P. furfuracea and U. florida extract based NCs were approximately 35 nm and … Read more...

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Wrobleski A., Ernst S., Weber T. & Delach A. (2023): The impact of climate change on endangered plants and lichen, PLOS Climate, 2(7): e0000225

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was a landmark protection for rare organisms in the United States. Although the ESA is known for its protection of wildlife, a majority of listed species are actually plants and lichen. Climate change will impact species populations globally. Already-rare species, like those listed in the ESA, are at an even higher risk due to climate change. Despite this, the risk climate change poses to endangered plants has not been systematically evaluated in over a decade. To … Read more...

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Borge M. & Ellis C.J. (2024): Interactions of moisture and light drive lichen growth and the response to climate change scenarios: experimental evidence for Lobaria pulmonaria, Ann Bot, 134(1): 43-58

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is growing interest in the functional ecology of poikilohydric non-vascular photoautotrophs (NVPs), including 'cryptogamic' bryophytes and lichens. These organisms are structurally important in many ecosystems, contributing substantially to ecosystem function and services, while also being sensitive to climate change. Previous research has quantified the climate change response of poikilohydric NVPs using predictive bioclimatic models with standard climate variables including … Read more...

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Grifoni L., Jafarova M., La Colla N.S., Aherne J., Raulli A. & Loppi S. (2025): Comparison of lichen and moss transplants for monitoring the deposition of airborne microfibers, Sustainability, 17(2): 537 [10 p.]

Interest in using lichens and mosses to monitor airborne microplastics is growing, but few studies have thoroughly compared their effectiveness as biomonitors. Here, we directly compare the ability of lichen and moss transplants collected from a rural area to accumulate microfibers (MFs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) under the same deployment conditions. Transplants (n = 60; triplicates for both lichen and moss) were co-deployed on tree branches across a range of urban exposure sites (e.g., … Read more...

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Hildesheim I., Biesinger M., Kennedy V.N. & Ward D. (2024): 2024 ABLS Field Trip Report: Bryological and Lichenological Diversity in Southwestern Ohio, Evansia, 41(4): 113–120

The American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS) held its annual conference in West Portsmouth, Ohio, USA in July, 2024. At the meeting, members of the bryological and lichenological communities socialized and shared their research from the past year. Four morning field trips took place during the conference - two on Friday, July 12th and two on Saturday, July 13th. Attendees searched for, collected, and learned about bryophytes and lichens of southern Ohio during these trips. Read more...

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Türk R., Hogg I.D., Cox E.R., Sancho L.G., Williamson S.N., Vandenbrink B. & Green T.G.A. (2024): Lichen diversity at Cambridge Bay and vicinity, southern Victoria Island, Nunavut, Canada, Evansia, 41(4): 87–112

There are few detailed surveys of lichens in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and only one from Victoria Island, which previously recorded 108 species. We surveyed a further 31 sites near Cambridge Bay and another eight sites from the Wellington Inlier, an area of Precambrian Era rocks, about 70 km to the northwest of Cambridge Bay. Based on these surveys and existing records, a total of 237 species are now reported that include 186 from our sampling sites and another 51 from various previous … Read more...

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Rodrigues A.F., Videira S.I.R., Aptroot A. & Gabriel R. (2024): Lichen novelties from Corvo Island (Azores, Portugal), Biodiversity Data Journal, 12: e140418 [39 p.]

Background: Corvo is a small and remote island in the western group of the Azores Archipelago, Portugal. The Island's lichen biodiversity was largely understudied, with only 17 species documented to date. New information: This study reports 68 new records of lichen species on Corvo Island, representing an addition of two classes, eight orders, 18 families and 43 genera. It includes three new records for the Azores: Acrocordia conoidea (Fr.) Körb., Chrysothrix flavovirens Tønsberg and Glaucomaria … Read more...

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Bednár F., Bučinová K., Chrastinová M., Gruska J. & Guttová A. (2024): Príspevok k poznaniu lišajníkov Bystrej doliny a okolia (Nízke Tatry, Slovensko) [Contribution to the knowledge on lichens of the valley Bystrá dolina and the adjacent area (Nízke Tatry Mts, Slovakia)], Bulletin Slovenskej botanickej spoločnosti, 46(2): 147–161

[in Slovakian with English abstract: ] The primeval forest stands in the Bystrá dolina valley, located on the south-facing slopes of the Nízke Tatry Mountains, are valuable biotopes. In 20th century, valuable data on the occurrence of lichen species rare in Slovakia were collected here by Antonín Vězda, Ivan Pišút, Jiří Liška and others. The most notable finding is that of Lobaria amplissima, a suboceanic macrolichen requiring high air humidity. In this contribution, we present findings … Read more...

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Wicaksono W.A., Braun M., Bernhardt J., Riedel K., Cernava T. & Berg G. (2022): Trade-off for survival: Microbiome response to chemical exposure combines activation of intrinsic resistances and adapted metabolic activity, Environment International, 168: 107474

The environmental microbiota is increasingly exposed to chemical pollution. While the emergence of multi-resistant pathogens is recognized as a global challenge, our understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) development from native microbiomes and the risks associated with chemical exposure is limited. By implementing a lichen as a bioindicator organism and model for a native microbiome, we systematically examined responses towards antimicrobials (colistin, tetracycline, glyphosate, and alkylpyrazine). … Read more...