Lichen Growth on an Active Medial Moraine, Jotunheimen, Norway
Abstract Abundant specimens of lichens, including Rhizocarpon geographicum , are reported from an active medial moraine on Storbreen, southern Norway. The size and distribution of two crustose and two foliose species are described. Inferences are made regarding the age, origin and population dynamic...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1973
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000032111 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000032111 |
| Summary: | Abstract Abundant specimens of lichens, including Rhizocarpon geographicum , are reported from an active medial moraine on Storbreen, southern Norway. The size and distribution of two crustose and two foliose species are described. Inferences are made regarding the age, origin and population dynamics of the lichens. Some implications of the observations for lichenometric dating and use of lichens as indicators of moraine stability are discussed. |
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