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Wolf Lichens

uploaded by pellaea August 16, 2008 at 10:03 am
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Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) covered with wolf lichens (Letharia vulpina and L. columbiana) on top of Pine Mountain, Los Padres National Forest, southern California, February 15, 2007.

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Title: Wolf Lichens

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Created: Sat, 08/16/2008 - 10:03am

Modified: Sat, 08/16/2008 - 10:03am

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pellaea

at 10:08 on August 16th, 2008

This isn't necessarily as surprising as it may at first seem: the forest to a large extent creates the habitat. Where the forest goes (up the mountain in this case) so will all the lichens that grow on them, all the mycorrhizal fungi that grow among their roots, all the forbs and grasses that require their shade, soil nutrients and pH, etc.