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The Lichen Symbiosis Part 3
Lichen Reproduction This is no simple matter, only the fungus of the lichen reproduces sexually. Lichens have a number of ways to spread throughout the environment, both sexually and non-sexually. The sexual stage is also complicated by the fact the … Continue reading
Nitrophilous Lichens
Nitrogen loving (nitrophilous) lichens grow well in situations where there are relatively high levels of nitrogen compounds. Large quantities of nitrogen compounds enter our atmosphere from vehicle exhaust, through artificial agricultural fertiliser input (and subsequent decay into air bore pollutants) … Continue reading
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Tagged fungi, lichen, nitrophilous, physcia adscendens, physcia tenella, pollutants, soredia, thallus, xanthoria parietina
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