Lichens Lichens - Scottish Natural Heritage
Lichens Lichens - Scottish Natural Heritage Lichens Lichens - Scottish Natural Heritage
C ontents Lichens in Scotland 1 What is a lichen? 3 How lichens multiply and disperse 4 Use of lichens for dyeing 7 What's in a name? 8 The exceptional Scottish climate 10 Air as pure as wine? 12 Important habitats for lichens 14 The Celtic rain forest 14 Caledonian pinewoods 18 Atlantic hazelwoods 21 Alpines galore 22 The coast 26 Blanket bog 30 Conservation 32 Biodiversity Action Plan and the Red Data List 34 Finding out more about lichens 36 Old Man’s Beard (Usnea sp.) and Oak Moss (Evernia prunastri) growing on a birch tree by Loch Ness
VIII Lichen-covered oak trees at Ariundle National Nature Reserve (NNR), Ardnamurchan, Westerness
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C ontents<br />
<strong>Lichens</strong> in Scotland 1<br />
What is a lichen? 3<br />
How lichens multiply and disperse 4<br />
Use of lichens for dyeing 7<br />
What's in a name? 8<br />
The exceptional <strong>Scottish</strong> climate 10<br />
Air as pure as wine? 12<br />
Important habitats for lichens 14<br />
The Celtic rain forest 14<br />
Caledonian pinewoods 18<br />
Atlantic hazelwoods 21<br />
Alpines galore 22<br />
The coast 26<br />
Blanket bog 30<br />
Conservation 32<br />
Biodiversity Action Plan and the Red Data List 34<br />
Finding out more about lichens 36<br />
Old Man’s Beard (Usnea sp.) and Oak Moss (Evernia<br />
prunastri) growing on a birch tree by Loch Ness
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