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Fruticose Lichenz, Lichenologist
Forests & Plants
- Ph.D., University of the World – Biodiversity
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Lichenology studies the amazingly diverse group of plant-like organisms called lichens. Lichens are found throughout the world and are actually a symbiotic partnership between algae and fungi. Some can live for 100s of years and are important indicators of environmental quality, especially the air we breathe.
- Ph.D., University of the World – Biodiversity
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Lichenology studies the amazingly diverse group of plant-like organisms called lichens. Lichens are found throughout the world and are actually a symbiotic partnership between algae and fungi. Some can live for 100s of years and are important indicators of environmental quality, especially the air we breathe.
