Articles with "lichen" as a keyword



Soft resilience: moisture-dependent lichen elasticity buffer herbivore trampling in cold alpine-tundra ecosystems

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Published in 2020 at "Polar Biology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02685-4

Abstract: Herbivores may have extensive top-down effects in open grazing ecosystems, generating vegetation changes by grazing and trampling. Trampling effects are understudied, but may be a major ecological factor. In cold alpine-Arctic ecosystems grazing and trampling… read more here.

Keywords: elasticity; lichen elasticity; lichen; cold alpine ... See more keywords
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Intra-specific variation in lichen secondary compounds across environmental gradients on Signy Island, maritime Antarctic

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Published in 2021 at "Polar Biology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02839-y

Abstract: Lichens produce various carbon-based secondary compounds (CBSCs) in response to abiotic conditions and herbivory. Although lichen CBSCs have received considerable attention with regard to responses to UV-B exposure, very little is known about intra-specific variation… read more here.

Keywords: variation; intra specific; signy island; lichen ... See more keywords
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Summer activity patterns for a moss and lichen in the maritime Antarctic with respect to altitude

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Published in 2021 at "Polar Biology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02939-9

Abstract: There is considerable scientific interest as to how terrestrial biodiversity in Antarctica might respond, or be expected to respond, to climate change. The two species of vascular plant confined to the Antarctic Peninsula have shown… read more here.

Keywords: lichen; water; change; summer activity ... See more keywords
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Topical pimecrolimus versus betamethasone for oral lichen planus: a randomized clinical trial

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Published in 2018 at "Clinical Oral Investigations"

DOI: 10.1007/s00784-018-2519-6

Abstract: ObjectivesOral lichen plans (OLP) is a potentially malignant inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. CD133 is an investigated surface marker for cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) that may be involved in tumor initiation in head and neck carcinomas. We… read more here.

Keywords: topical pimecrolimus; lichen; treatment; pimecrolimus ... See more keywords
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Recalibration and validation of the Swiss lichen bioindication methods for air quality assessment

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Published in 2020 at "Environmental Science and Pollution Research"

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09001-x

Abstract: The aim of this study was to recalibrate the Swiss lichen bioindication methods, developed and calibrated with air pollution data 30 years ago. Since then, levels of air pollution have considerably decreased, and the mix of… read more here.

Keywords: lichen; pollution; lichen bioindication; air ... See more keywords
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Production of the bioactive pigment elsinochrome A by a cultured mycobiont strain of the lichen Graphis elongata

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Published in 2017 at "Mycological Progress"

DOI: 10.1007/s11557-017-1374-1

Abstract: We report the production of the perylenequinone pigment elsinochrome A in aposymbiotic culture of the mycobiont of the crustose epiphytic lichen Graphis elongata Zenker (Lecanoromycetes), collected in Argentina (Buenos Aires). The substance was not detected… read more here.

Keywords: graphis elongata; production; lichen; pigment ... See more keywords
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Succès de l’association dermocorticoïdes et acide trichloroacétique dans le traitement du lichen plan verruqueux

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Published in 2020 at "Annales De Dermatologie Et De Venereologie"

DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2019.10.025

Abstract: Resume Introduction Le lichen verruqueux ou hypertrophique est une variante clinique du lichen plan, caracterisee par des lesions verruqueuses et tres prurigineuses, souvent resistantes au traitement local. Observations Nous rapportons 3 cas de lichen verruqueux traites… read more here.

Keywords: lichen; lichen plan; association; tca ... See more keywords
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Lichen plan actinique: entité rare à ne pas méconnaître

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Published in 2020 at "Annales De Dermatologie Et De Venereologie"

DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.10.007

Abstract: Introduction Le lichen plan (LP) actinique est une variante rare de LP cutane caracterisee par l’apparition de lesions licheniennes en zones photo-exposees. Nous rapportons le cas de deux patientes presentant des lesions de lichen actinique.… read more here.

Keywords: lichen; lichen plan; des lesions; plan actinique ... See more keywords
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Laser versus scalpel cleaning of crustose lichens on granite

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Published in 2018 at "Applied Surface Science"

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.01.167

Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the evaluation of the cleaning of crustose lichens developing on granite. The evaluation was performed considering the effectiveness of the cleanings and harmfulness exerted on the granite. The laser cleaning of… read more here.

Keywords: laser; lichen; crustose lichens; cleaning crustose ... See more keywords
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Tamm review: The North-American lichen woodland

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Published in 2018 at "Forest Ecology and Management"

DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.02.043

Abstract: Abstract The lichen woodland (LW) is an open-crown subarctic forest distributed principally in North America where it extends from Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada to the Yukon and Alaska. It is the main tree ecosystem of… read more here.

Keywords: lichen woodland; lws; cccf zone; lichen ... See more keywords
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Amelioration of anti-hepatotoxic effect by Lichen rangiferinus against alcohol induced liver damage in rats

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Published in 2018 at "Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.08.007

Abstract: Background Reindeer lichen, Lichen rangiferinus syn. or Cladonia rangiferina (L.) F. H. Wigg. (Cladoniaceae) has been traditionally reported as a remedy to treat fever, colds, arthritis as well as convulsions, liver infections, coughs, constipation, and… read more here.

Keywords: lichen; lichen rangiferinus; alcohol induced; damage ... See more keywords