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Log Lichen

Physcia millegrana

Description:

Log lichen is growing on deadwood. One ability of lichens is to save radioctivity - which lead to the method to analyze lichens after nuclear tests of nearby woods in order to measure radioactive fallout, captured by the lichens

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3 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Added to Mission "Symbiotic Relationships"
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987...

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

added to mission "Lichens"

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Added to mission "Beauty of Decay"
Feel free to join @ http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8468...

LarsKorb
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Hohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

Spotted on Sep 12, 2011
Submitted on Sep 12, 2011

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