Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Mesta A.R., Rajeswari N. & Kanivebagilu V.S. (2019): Distribution of bioactive compounds in usneoid lichens from Western Ghats, Plant Archives, 19(2): 2163-2168

Lichens form an important floral community, playing an important role in ecological succession. The Western Ghats harbour a number of plant resources including lichens, mosses and other lower plants. Among the lichen species, those belonging to Usnea have been used medicinally for ages. The present study is focusing on the chemical substances present in the Usneoid lichens from the Western Ghats. The study area mainly contains compositions of vegetations like evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous, … Read more...

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Yazıcı K., Karahan D. & Aslan A. (2019): Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis, Scythioria phlogina and Sticta limbata – three new lichen records for Turkey and Asia, Austrian Journal of Mycology [Österreichische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde], 28: 1-7

Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis, Scythioria phlogina and Sticta limbata, collected from Trabzon and Bingöl provinces (Turkey) – are reported as new to Turkey. Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis is also new to Asia. Descriptions are supplemented by notes on geographic distribution and chemistry and comparisons with morphologically similar taxa. Read more...

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dos Santos M.A.L., Fortes N.G.S., Silva T.E.F. & Vitória N.S. (2019): Ascomycota (lichenized and non-lichenized) on Syagrus coronata in the Caatinga biome: new and interesting records for Brazil and South America, Mycotaxon, 134(4): 737

The Caatinga biome occupies most of the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil, with varied landscapes and notable endemism. Among the plants having significant importance in the Caatinga environment is the palm tree Syagrus coronata, which is known as the “life-saving plant” due to its high socio-biological and economic value. To better understand the mycota of the Arecaceae, collections were undertaken in the municipalities of Paulo Afonso and Nova Glória within the Raso da Catarina eco-region … Read more...

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de Menezes A.A., Cáceres M.E.S., Bastos C.J.P. & Lücking R. (2020): Modeled lichen metacommunities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Do geopolitical regions and the Southern Tropic division reflect natural entities?, Phytocoenologia, 50(3): 211-233

Aims: The objective of this paper was to test the hypothesis that epiphytic lichen metacommunities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are hierarchically structured and not only correspond to forest formations and their floristic subdivisions, but also reflect the main geopolitical regions in the study area (Northeast, Southeast, South) and particularly the division of the Atlantic Forest, along a latitudinal gradient, into a tropical and a subtropical-temperate zone north and south of the Tropic of … Read more...

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Adeel S., Majeed A., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Azeem M., Iqbal N. & Amin N. (2020): Lichen-derived products as sustainable source of natural dyes, In Lichen-Derived Products, M. Yusuf (Ed.)., pp. 245-261

Current environmental scenario about using synthetic products has led global community to take information about the toxic effects. Due to fatal diseases, eco-imbalances, and bad health conditions of the globe created by the effluent loads of synthetic dyes, the observer agencies have spread awareness about introduction of green products in all walks of life. The search for green products, researchers have found lichen as one of the alternative source of colorants for textiles. This chapter is dealing … Read more...

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Wiersma Y.F. & McMullin R.T. (2019): How to discriminate one old-growth forest from another, Omphalina, 10(1): 21-23

Old-growth forests are widely valued for their ecological richness, but not all old-growth forests provide the same conservation value. This study explores the concept of ecological continuity as a critical factor in assessing forest conservation priorities. Instead of focusing solely on tree age, we propose evaluating how long a forest has remained continuously wooded, as this affects species composition and biodiversity. Lichens, particularly calicioid species, serve as effective indicators of … Read more...

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Hernández M.F.B., Romero M.L.R., Cárdenas B.M., Ospina L.M.P., Arévalo L.C.P., Barreiro W.A.A. & Aguirre O.E.R. (2019): Evaluation of antioxidant capacity and antifungal activity of the total ethanolic extract and fractions from Teloschistes exilis (Michx.) Vain., Pharmacologyonline, 3: 28-35

Teloschistes exilis (Michx.) Vain is an underexplored lichen. In the last decades, there has been a growing interest for the study of lichenic biodiversity, as a source of new natural products, because these produce potential secondary metabolites for pharmacological and industrial uses, highlighting their antioxidant and antifungal properties. For that reason, this study evaluated the antioxidant capacity with 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical (ABTS*+ assay) and the … Read more...

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Berkdemir V., Tokalioǧlu Ş., Yildiz S. & Patat Ş. (2019): Dispersive solid phase extraction of copper and lead from water and lichen samples with an activated carbon@Fe/Mn/O composite derived from sucrose-based activated carbon, Analytical Methods, 11(4): 5311-5319

In this study, an activated carbon@Fe/Mn/O composite was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller surface area and zeta potential measurements. As a green and economic approach, activated carbon was prepared from the hydrothermal carbonization of sucrose and subsequent KOH activation. The composite was used for the first time as an adsorbent for the vortex assisted dispersive … Read more...

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Curtis T.J. (2019): Cladonia crisptata discovered in Ohio, OBELISK: Newsletter of the Ohio Moss and Lichen Association, 16(1): 18-19