Lichen 40 and 24

• Main Author: McCarthy, Daniel
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Rhizocarpon geographicum; lichenometry; lichen photogrammetry; Illecillewaet Glacier; direct measurement of lichen growth; lichen growth; lichen mortality; repeat photography; lichenometric dating; Canada; McCarthy; glacier*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/11535

These lichens are extremely slow growing and their lifespan is unknown. A long-term study is underway to photographically document a group of marked lichens at this site. Photogrammetry is being used to generate quantitative data to describe rates of establishment, growth, dieback, mortality and suc...