ial-lichenology

One of the environments that we need to know better to implement proper #conservation strategies! #Alps #lichens

On Thursday, July 3 at 6 PM, join a free public talk on the mysterious world of lichens with Prof. @plnimis at the Fiera di Primiero Library (TN). The event is part of the First Symposium of Alpine Lichenology (July 1–4) in Paneveggio Park. 🔗 parcopan.org/alla-scoperta-… #scicomm

A great weekend at the end of February for the BLS Winter Workshop at Preston Montford, led by Neil Sanderson, Brian Coppins & John Douglass, working through lots of problem specimens and a trip to Alcott Woodlands. Photos (c) Douglass #lichens

Off to Poland in ILN 57(2)! The 32nd Meeting of Polish Lichenologists, organized by the Lichenological Section of the Polish Botanical Society with local partners, brought talks, posters & a field trip to Grabianka Valley. ial-lichenology.org/wp-content/upl… #Lichenology #newsletter #lichen

1/4) Researchers from the Universities of Pisa, Bologna, Florence, and Palermo are joining forces in the #BioConLobaria project to conserve threatened #lichens. Using #Lobaria pulmonaria as a model, they’re testing translocation as a conservation tool in #Mediterranean #forests.

More than 100 species of symbiotic fungi (lichens & #ectomycorrhizae) found in a field trip to Kalimantan (Borneo)! Read the full report by F.S. Fastanti & A. Retnowati in International Lichenological Newsletter 57(2). ial-lichenology.org/wp-content/upl… 🍄 #Mycology #Lichens #Biodiversity

#地衣類 everyday 世界の「地衣」 Chii (Jp.) Lichen (Eng.) Λειχήνα (Gk.) Flechten (Germ.) Lav (Dan. Swed. Norw.) Jäkälä (Fin.) Лишай (Rus.) Lichene (Ital.) 지의류 (韓国) लाइकेन (Nepal)

The wonderful variety of #lichens brilliantly illustrated and displayed. The new plate is about attachment structures, but #apothecia, (pseudo)cyphellae, #isidia, #lirellae and #mazedia are already published! ial-lichenology.org/handbook-of-li… #scicomm #lichenologist #training #LichenTraits

How do #lichens attach to the substrate? How do #holdfast or #rhizines appear? The main types of attachment are illustrated in the new panel of the Handbook of Lichenology at ial-lichenology.org/wp-content/upl… and examples of the variation between species will be shown on following plates.

That sounds really exciting for anyone interested in #biomonitoring and dreaming of a future with more shared #protocols and #data!

The Lichen Journal Club, organized by Theo Llewellyn, is back! On 7 May, from 18:30 to 19:30 CET, join the discussion about "ITS alchemy: On the use of ITS as a DNA marker in fungal ecology" (doi.org/10.1016/j.fune…). Contact: [email protected] for details. #lichens

Looking for good photos of hapters for our Handbook of Lichenology project (ial-lichenology.org/handbook-of-li…). Anyone? Here an example of a plate of the project:

Already 9 symposia have been submitted, but we want many more! There are still many aspects of lichens that deserve to be represented at #IAL10 in Trieste. Submit your proposal at ial10.units.it/?page_id=8246 #lichens #lichenology #netwroking #scicomm

It's time to start planning your participation in the 37th SLI conference! From September 9 to 11, we will meet in Florence in the beautiful setting of the Botanical Garden. Information available at lichenologia.eu/37-convegno-sl… #lichens #OrtoBotanico #Firenze #GiardinoDeiSemplici

Manuscripts invited (deadline Sept. 2025) for an exciting Special Issue - Organismal Composition, Interactions and Functionality, guest edited by @veera_tuovinen, @IoanaBrannstrom, @metalichen and @ellenscameron - select the option ‘Lichen Symbiosis’ on submission!

Companhia das Lezírias, one of my favorite spots for #lichen sampling!