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Lichens

Lichens. You're Gonna Be "Lichen" It!. Meet the Lichen Group. Forensic Traitor (Whitney). William. Melanie. Virginia. Tristan. Joni. Annie. What is a Lichen?. A symbiotic relationship (where two species help each other live) between a fungus and photobiont. Algal cell.

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Lichens

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  1. Lichens You're Gonna Be "Lichen" It!

  2. Meet the Lichen Group Forensic Traitor (Whitney) William Melanie Virginia Tristan Joni Annie

  3. What is a Lichen? • A symbiotic relationship (where two species help each other live) between a fungus and photobiont Algal cell Provides sugar (food) Fungus Provides stability and structure

  4. This is NOT a Lichen • Has a flowering reproductive system

  5. Nor is THIS a Lichen • This is a bromilliad (from the pineapple family, which grows on trees )

  6. This is a Moss with Liverworts • (Not lichens either)

  7. Three Basic Types 1. Fruticose A long strand erect or hanging from the substrate 2. Crustose A lichen impossible to remove from the substrate 3. Foliose Leaflike and easy to remove from the substrate

  8. Where do Lichens Grow? • Trees • Rocks • Metal • Dirt • Dr. Bauman • The Backs of Beetles

  9. Ramalina celastri • Fruticose

  10. Teloschistes exilis • Fruticose

  11. Buellia spuria • Crustose

  12. Usnea cirrosa (Dr. Seuss Plant ) • Fruticose

  13. Parmotrema austrosinese

  14. Paromotrema hypotropum • Foliose

  15. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  16. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 1 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  17. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 1 2 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  18. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 3 1 2 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  19. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 4 3 1 2 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  20. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 4 3 1 2 5 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  21. Let’s Count the Lichens!! 4 3 1 2 5 6 0.5" 0" 1" 21 mm 0 mm 10.5 mm

  22. Continued Study of Formerly Plotted Areas • Number of lichens on plot near stream -379 different colonies • Number of lichens on plot near road - 528 different colonies • Number of lichens on plot on tornado blown hill - 131 different colonies

  23. What Kills a Lichen? • Lichens cannot flourish near polluted areas such as near houses or roads • Many lichens cannot live out of the shade • Lichens cannot live in flooded areas • Wood chippers kill lichen

  24. What Are Lichens Good For? • Bio-indicator (helps tell where pollution is present) • Bird nest material • Recharging the soil with nitrogen • Food for animals such as reindeer and ticks. • Help break down rocks and dead trees • Medicines, dyes, and clothing materials

  25. “To find them in abundance is to find a corner of the universe where the environment is still pure and unspoiled,” Lichens of North America

  26. Our Final Thoughts To the Johnston, Bauman, and Schinder family, Thank you for allowing us onto your property and sharing your heritage with each of us. Thanks to your generosity, we will all carry the memories with us. To our Haus Frau, Mr. Dutton, Thanks for keeping the home fires warm. To all our wonderful teachers, You’ve each made the experience fun as well as educational in your own special way. To Dr. Bauman, Your enthusiasm is infectious and we enjoyed learning about your family of lichens.

  27. Lichen’em? Heck, We’re Loven’em!

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