Some progress on the lichen front
According to an article in today's Herald, climate change is doing some lichens in:

LICHENS – a strange hybrid of algae and fungus – can live for hundreds of years, making the small green fronds, or moss-like crusts found on rocks or twigs, some of the oldest living organisms in Scotland. For centuries they have been used to dye yarn, creating the browns and greens of Harris tweed, or in folk remedies. But they are notoriously sensitive to pollution.

Now the first evidence is emerging that lichens living in Scotland are under threat from climate change. Four high-alpine species have already become extinct, unable to cope with rising temperatures, and yet more are at risk, according to a report published today by Scottish Natural Heritage. The report says that the recent extinction of Bellemerea alpina, Brodoa intestiniformis, Snow caloplaca and Alpine moss pertusaria can all be blamed directly on climate change.

- nostradamusfunkadelic, 10:45 AM | |