Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)

• Published in: Journal of King Saud University - Science
• Main Authors: Renato García, Lucia Magnin, Laura Miotti, Gustavo Barrientos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Science (General); Q1-390; Arctic; Antarctic; Patagonia; Argentina; Cairn; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.02.029; https://doaj.org/article/f86e1af453e74aa3be71a790fd6a32f8

Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur i...