Hydration-driven metabolic activity enhances the resilience of Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. to nitrate stress Lichens can utilise nitrogen in molecular, reduced, and oxidized forms, but they preferentially use ammonium due to low energetic cost of its assimila…

Nitrates can really mess up lichens, but Xanthoria seems to deal with it pretty well. This article suggests that hydration plays a role, with Xanthoria better able to cope with stress when moist and metabollically active. #lichenresearch www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Can Lichen Light the Way to Dinosaur Finds? For decades, dinosaur seekers have anecdotally noted the presence of distinctive orange growth on fossil bones. It turns out that vibrant orange lichens—crusty little colonies that can comprise algae...

Can Lichen Light the Way to Dinosaur Finds? #Science #Biology #Ecology #LichenResearch #DinosaurDiscovery #EcologyScience

Join the LichenMetaImage session on Nov. 19, 13:00 CET! Learn about new workflows to FAIRify lichen imaging data with @NFDI4Microbiota, NFDI4BIOIMAGE & @DataPLANT. Tailored for complex lichen communities! Learn more here: tinyurl.com/y3yfdznp #LichenResearch #MicrobialScience