Flexible partnership allows lichens to occur in different habitats
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 14:45
in Earth & Climate
A group of researchers has discovered the survival secrets of a lichen that occurs in polar regions of the northern and southern Hemisphere, but curiously also dwells in the warm climate of the Mediterranean. The lichen is able to form symbiotic associations with different algae which helps to colonize successfully areas with vastly different climates.