Starkrusher
Life in a lichen tenement
Things look peaceful and orderly at this Poplar tree settlement. Here's some interesting information about lichen:
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FROM WIKIPEDIA:
There are about 20,000 known species of lichens. Some lichens have lost the ability to reproduce sexually, yet continue to speciate.
Recent perspectives on lichens include that they are relatively self-contained miniature ecosystems in and of themselves, possibly with more microorganisms living with the fungi, algae, and/or cyanobacteria, performing other functions as partners in a system that evolves as an even more complex composite organism (holobiont).
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Life in a lichen tenement
Things look peaceful and orderly at this Poplar tree settlement. Here's some interesting information about lichen:
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FROM WIKIPEDIA:
There are about 20,000 known species of lichens. Some lichens have lost the ability to reproduce sexually, yet continue to speciate.
Recent perspectives on lichens include that they are relatively self-contained miniature ecosystems in and of themselves, possibly with more microorganisms living with the fungi, algae, and/or cyanobacteria, performing other functions as partners in a system that evolves as an even more complex composite organism (holobiont).
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