Lichens Are Losing to Wildfire, Years After Flames Are Gone

Katherine E Kerlin — August 09, 2018 - 2:44pm

As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, some lichen communities integral to conifer forests aren鈥檛 returning, even years after the flames have been extinguished, according to a study from scientists at the University of California, 海角原创.

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Lichens Are Losing to Wildfire, Years After Flames Are Gone