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This year the 13th annual Sax-Zim Bog BioBlitz will held on Saturday, August 9th. A dozen field trip leaders will work with ...
Not everyone knows what lichen is, but Troy McMullin wants Canadians to know how lucky we are to have a lot of the fungus-based organisms. That's why he says it's time for the country to ...
In this column, @SmokiesLife intern writer Hannah Early examines lichen and biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National ...
The broad strategies and conservation measures to be taken to support the management objective and address threats to Blue Felt Lichen are presented in the conservation measures section (Section 6.2).
Experts caution that moss, algae and lichen, commonly found in gardens, are responsible for thousands of slips, trips and ...
COSEWIC executive summary Seaside Centipede Lichen Heterodermia sitchensis Wildlife species description and significance Seaside Centipede Lichen, Heterodermia sitchensis Goward and Noble, is a pale ...
In Newfoundland, the boreal felt lichen thrives, with about 12,000 specimens. "That trans-boundary pollution is not as big a problem for Newfoundland because they're a little bit farther west and ...
Lichen striatus is a rash that appears in children. Its smooth or scaly flat-topped bumps can be pink, tan, or flesh-colored and usually form a line or band on the skin.
As the summer weather continues - many of us will still be spending time in their gardens, but there are some silent hazards ...
Lichen planus causes inflammation, which can lead to bumps on the skin, sores and hardened areas in the mouth, or discoloration and swelling around a nail. When you have inflammation — especially the ...
Because lichen sclerosus can be asymptomatic, the true prevalence of the disease remains unknown. Prevalence estimates range from 1:60 to 1:1,000. 2. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis Diagnosis ...