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What is a common autotrophic component of lichen?
The autotrophic symbionts occurring in lichens are a wide variety of simple, photosynthetic organisms commonly and traditionally known as “algae”. The...
What animals eat lichen?
Lichens are eaten by many small invertebrates, including species of bristletails (Thysanura), springtails (Collembola), termites (Isoptera), psocids o...
What animal eat lichens?
Lichens are eaten by many small invertebrates, including species of bristletails (Thysanura), springtails (Collembola), termites (Isoptera), psocids o...
Where are lichens found in Western Australia?
Through the arid lands There is also arid coastal country along a large part of the Indian Ocean coastline of Western Australia. Many lichens are foun...
How do lichens affect the environment?
Because lichens enable algae to live all over the world in many different climates, they also provide a means to convert carbon dioxide in the atmosph...
How can lichens survive in habitats so seemingly devoid of nutrients and under harsh physical condition?
How does a lichens survive?How do lichen adapt to their environment?Why are lichens often one of the few species that can live in a harsh environment...
What are lichens made up of?
Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga. The dominant partner is the fungus, w...
What animal eats lichens?
Lichens are eaten by many small invertebrates, including species of bristletails (Thysanura), springtails (Collembola), termites (Isoptera), psocids o...
Why are lichens successful pioneers?
Why are the lichens successful pioneers?Why are lichens considered to be a pioneering organism?Why are lichen so important?Why are lichens a good pio...