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Yellow map Lichen

Rhizocarpon geographicum

Photo by elaurynharper
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Taiga or areas newly exposed from glacial movements.

Notes:

Used lichen diameter measurement to estimate timeframe of glacial recession as lichens have a fairly regular growth pattern in terms of establishment and time to expand

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Comments (3)
elaurynharper
This was not my research project, but one that I did grunt work for as an undergraduate. I never got his results before graduating, but they grow at a rate of ~.5mm per year. This lichen here is about 3cm across. We took measurements of hundreds of round lichens in the area. He made some conclusions based on averages of those numbers. As far as I know, his work is still ongoing!

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Mushroom Mapping
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012

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