
28-12-2014 - Lichens
Assessment of Several Epiphytic Lichens Conservation Status and Development of the National Red List for Armenia
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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 47 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $555,418.
Assessment of Several Epiphytic Lichens Conservation Status and Development of the National Red List for Armenia
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Lichens are mutualistic symbiotic organisms composed of fungal and green-algal partners. This project aims at mapping the distribution of lichens species on Mount Kilimanjaro including new species and studying the population genetics of Lobaria pulmonaria, a widespread but regionally threatened forest macro-lichen. The findings will enhance efforts on African tropical montane forest conservation so as to mitigate the effects of environmental ...
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The long-neglected lichen described as Cladonia trapezuntica was rediscovered thanks to the MBZ Fund. Molecular, morphological, and chemical analyses resulted that C. trapezuntica is a robust morphotype of Pycnothelia papillaria. Consequently, the southeastern distribution limit of P. papillaria is extended to Turkey. This species was evaluated as critically endangered (CR) based on several criteria.
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