Lichens

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Lichens
You're Gonna Be "Lichen" It!
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Meet the Lichen Group
Forensic Traitor (Whitney)
William
Melanie
Virginia
Tristan
Joni
Annie
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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
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This is NOT a Lichen

• Has a flowering reproductive system

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Nor is THIS a Lichen

• This is a bromilliad (from the pineapple family,
  which grows on trees )

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This is a Moss with Liverworts

• (Not lichens either)

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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

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Where do Lichens Grow?

• Trees
• Rocks
• Metal
• Dirt
• Dr. Bauman
• The Backs of Beetles

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Ramalina celastri

• Fruticose

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Teloschistes exilis

• Fruticose

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Buellia spuria

• Crustose

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Usnea cirrosa (Dr. Seuss Plant )

• Fruticose

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Parmotrema austrosinese
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Paromotrema hypotropum

• Foliose

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Lets Count the Lichens!!
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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

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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

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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

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• 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

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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,
• Youve 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.

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Lichenem? Heck, Were Lovenem!