Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Golovkina D.A., Zhurishkina E.V., Ayrapetyan O.N., Komissarov A.E., Krylova A.S., Vinogradova E.N., Toshchakov S.V., Ermilov F.K., Barsegyan A.M., Kulminskaya A.A. & Lapina I.M. (2023): Effect of brown algae and lichen extracts on the SCOBY microbiome and kombucha properties, Foods, 12(1): 47 [15 p.]

Kombucha tea was made by the fermentation of SCOBY culture of green tea broth with the addition of Fucus vesiculosus algae extract, Cetraria islandica lichen extract and their mixture. Kombucha was also made without the herbal supplements as a control. After 11 days of fermentation, in addition to the yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis and the bacteria Komagataeibacter rhaeticus and Komagataeibacter hansenii contained in all of the samples, the yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii and bacteria Komagataeibacter … Read more...

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Kammann S., Schiefelbein U., Dolnik C., Mikhailyuk T., Demchenko E., Karsten U. & Glaser K. (2023): Successional development of the phototrophic community in biological soil crusts on coastal and inland dunes, Biology, 12: 58 [26 p.]

(1) Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are microecosystems consisting of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms growing on the topsoil. This study aims to characterize changes in the community structure of biocrust phototrophic organisms along a dune chronosequence in the Baltic Sea compared to an inland dune in northern Germany. (2) A vegetation survey followed by species determination and sediment analyses were conducted. (3) The results highlight a varying phototrophic community composition … Read more...

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Slack N. & Phillips T. (2023): A. LeRoy Andrews, and a history of the A. LeRoy Andrews Foray, Evansia, 39(4)[2022]: 169–176

This paper presents a history of the A. LeRoy Andrews Foray, a review of the life of A. LeRoy Andrews, and highlights of selected Forays and the reports of Foray participants. Key words. A. LeRoy Andrews, A. LeRoy Andrews Foray, bryophyte and lichen collectors. Read more...

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Rosentreter R. & DeBolt A. (2023): Lichens as an indicator of sea-level rise, Evansia, 39(4)[2022]: 162–168

Coastal areas around the globe are threatened with sea-level rise (SLR). Many of these areas support coastal forests, and determining the threat is complicated by wind patterns and sea floor and shoreline variability, beyond simple elevational concerns. Lichens can be used as indicators of SLR at site specific locations. Developing vegetative indicators of SLR could assist land managers, municipalities, and homeowners in evaluating the risk of building homes, roads, and other structures in some … Read more...

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Zulfiqar Z., Asghar H.S., Habib K. & Khalid A.N. (2023): Two new species of the genus Oxneriaria (lichenized Ascomycota: Megasporaceae) from Pakistan, Plant Systematics and Evolution, 309: 2 [7 p.]

Two new species of the lichen genus Oxneriaria are discovered in Pakistan, namely Oxneriaria iqbalii and O. kohistaniensis. Oxneriaria iqbalii is characterized by its non-radiating peripheral areoles, indistinct prothallus, 0.3–0.8 mm apothecial disc, bigger ascospores (20–26×10–14 µm) and conidia (15–30×c. 0.5 µm), whereas Oxneriaria kohistaniensis can be characterized by peripherally non-elongated areoles, indistinct prothallus, simple paraphyses, smaller ascospores (15–20×9–12 … Read more...

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González Argüello G., Filippini E. & Machado A.S. (2023): Morpho‑anatomical variations of Parmotrema pilosum (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) in fragmented forests of central Argentina: relationship between forest cover and distance to crops, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30: 1795–1805

Forest vegetation is key for bufering microclimatic factors and regulating atmospheric deposition. Epiphytic lichens are sensitive to these factors and can indicate the overall health status of the ecosystem. Specifcally, the analysis of morphoanatomical variations allows us to understand the degree of tolerance or sensitivity of these organisms exposed to agricultural crops and how vegetation might bufer this response. We analyzed variations in vegetative and reproductive characters and injuries … Read more...

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Devkota S., Fang W., Arunachalam K., Phyo K.M.M. & Shakya B. (2023): Systematic review of fungi, their diversity and role in ecosystem services from the Far Eastern Himalayan Landscape (FHL), Heliyon, 9: e12756 [15 p.]

Fungi are morphologically and ecologically diverse kingdom but less explored in the global perspective. This systematic review of mainly higher fungi (mushrooms) and lichenized fungi (lichens) was aimed to convey comprehensive knowledge on these understudied taxa, especially considering diversity, research trends, taxonomic/geographic knowledge gaps, and their contribution to ecosystem services. We investigated literature from the Far Eastern Himalayas and adjacent areas. We followed the … Read more...

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Chen R., Tan X., Zhang Y., Chen H., Yin B., Zhu X. & Chen J. (2023): Monitoring rainfall events in desert areas using the spectral response of biological soil crusts to hydration: Evidence from the Gurbantunggut Desert, China, Remote Sensing of Environment, 286: 113448 [19 p.]

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are essential biotic components in desert ecosystems, yet they are vulnerable to climate change, especially changes in precipitation. Unfortunately, the scarcity and unreliable performance of mainstream precipitation products in desert regions has prevented further research on the responses of desert ecosystems to climate change scenarios. By taking advantage of the spectral sensitivity of biocrusts to hydration, this study aims to examine the potential … Read more...

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Otero A., Barcenas-Peña A., Lumbsch H.T. & Grewe F. (2023): Reference-based RADseq unravels the evolutionary history of polar species in ‘the Crux Lichenogorum’ genus Usnea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota), Journal of Fungi, 9(1): 99 [20 p.]

Nearly 90% of fungal diversity, one of the most speciose branches in the tree of life, remains undescribed. Lichenized fungi as symbiotic associations are still a challenge for species delimitation, and current species diversity is vastly underestimated. The ongoing democratization of Next-Generation Sequencing is turning the tables. Particularly, reference-based RADseq allows for metagenomic filtering of the symbiont sequence and yields robust phylogenomic trees of closely related species. We implemented … Read more...

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Iqbal M.S., Usman M., Habib K. & Khalid A.N. (2023): Oxneriaria pakistanica sp. nov. (Megasporaceae, Pertusariales, Ascomycota) from Darel Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, Phytotaxa, 579(2): 125–131

A new species in Megasporaceae, Oxneriaria pakistanica is described and illustrated from Pakistan. A comparative morpho– anatomical study and ITS–based molecular analyses confirmed its position within the recently resurrected genus, Oxneriaria. The taxon has non-zonate thallus, epruinose, distinctly areolate, 0.5–1.8 mm wide areole, grey to whitish grey at upper surface, prothallus absent, 0.1–2 mm in diameter apothecia, taller hymenium 100–155 μm, deeper hypothecium 90–170 μm, … Read more...