The Secret World of Lichens - A Young Naturalist's Guide

Everything about Mosses & Lichens

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Lichens are complex life forms that are the result of a symbiotic partnership between multiple organisms, usually a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria.... Show more

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Author	Troy McMullin
Language	English
ISBN	9780228103981
Publisher	Firefly Books Ltd
Pages	48
Size	202 x 202 x 10 mm
Format	Paperback
Images	Colour photos
Year published	2022

Lichens are complex life forms that are the result of a symbiotic partnership between multiple organisms, usually a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria. Though often overlooked or mistaken for other organisms like moss, lichens are a critical part of each ecosystem they inhabit and are important sources of food, absorbers of carbon dioxide and biomonitors that help scientists detect air pollutants, among their many other functions.

The Secret World of Lichens is a beginner naturalist's guide to the wonderful world of lichens. Written in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature by the Museum's chief lichenologist Troy McMullin, the book introduces the reader to lichens – what they are, how they look and what they can do – and then takes them on a survey of 40 of the most interesting and unique species of lichen in the world.

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