Seaside Lichens - Smithsonian Ocean
网页Learn how lichens, a symbiosis of fungi and algae, survive and thrive in the harsh environment of the seashore. See different colors and shapes of lichens that indicate their exposure to salt, water and sun.
Caloplaca marina - Wikipedia
网页Caloplaca marina, the orange sea lichen, is a crustose, placodioid lichen. It has wide distribution, and can be found near the shore on rocks or walls. Calos in Greek means nice, placa in Greek is shield. Caloplaca therefore means ‘beautiful patches’.
Coastal Lichens - SpringerLink
网页2020年8月18日 · Lichen zones of fresh and marine coasts are distinguished by their species composition: on sea coasts halophytes are predominant and on freshwater shores – hydrophilic lichens. Marker species of lichens were identified for each zone.
Lichen | Definition, Symbiotic Relationship, Mutualism, Types,
网页2024年9月24日 · Lichen is a symbiotic association of algae or cyanobacteria and fungi that forms various body types, such as fruticose, foliose, and crustose. Learn about the diversity, evolution, and ecology of lichens from Britannica's experts.
Consortium of Lichen Herbaria
网页The Consortium of Lichen Herbaria (CLH) is a gateway to lichen data from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and personal collections. It offers specimen records, field observations, checklists, images, keys and a taxonomic thesaurus.
Coastal Lichens Distribution Patterns and Adaptive Strategies
网页2021年4月1日 · Lichens are a symbiotic complex of autotrophic (algae, Cyanobacteria) and heterotrophic (fungi) components that have developed during evolution in coastal ecosystems in the process of adaptation...
Lichens - A Student's Guide to the Seashore
网页2012年6月5日 · Lichens are complex plants composed of fungal and algal components existing in what is believed to be a mutually beneficial association known as symbiosis in which photosynthesis of the algal cells provides the fungus with organic nutrients, while the fungus provides the alga with support and protection.
Lichens can help save the coasts from climate change - The Atlantic
网页2023年3月5日 · It takes more than just salt sensitivity to make a lichen a good indicator of whether a site has experienced the first effects of sea-level rise. The lichen’s own life history also comes into...
Orange sea lichen (Caloplaca marina) - MarLIN - The Marine Life ...
网页A strictly maritime species, common on hard rocks and concrete from just above high water level. Depth range. - Identifying features. Thallus granular, orange to orange red in colour but never powdery. Fruiting bodies disc-like, convex and deep reddish orange. Marginal lobes not clearly defined. Strictly maritime at or above high water.
Lichens may help forecast sea level rise | Popular Science
网页It takes more than just salt sensitivity to make a lichen a good indicator of whether a site has experienced the first effects of sea level rise. The lichen’s own life history also comes into...