Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …

Lichens and the partners from three different kingdoms are both taxonomically and
physiologically a very diverse group, which makes them interesting from both ecological and …

Lichens are prominent examples of symbiotic organisms, combining fungi and algae and/or
cyanobacteria in an intimate biological union. This volume provides an up-to-date account of …

Banned pesticides such as HCB and p, p′-DDE, and other legacy and ongoing pollutants
such as PCBs and PAHs, were measured in different vegetation types and soil samples …

Los líquenes tienen un importante papel como bioindicadores de lectura inmediata de la
contaminación medioambiental, de los cambios climáticos y de la estabilización del suelo …

The importance of biocrusts in the ecology of arid lands across all continents is widely
recognized. In spite of this broad distribution, contributions of biocrusts to the global …

This chapter summarizes the diversity of interactions in lichen symbiosis at the taxonomic,
organismic and cellular levels. Peculiarities of lichen-dominated terrestrial ecosystems, their …

Badlands often contain a mosaic of soil surface types with contrasting hydrological
behaviour which drives their short term geomorphic evolution. The Tabernas badlands, in …

Map** accurately vegetation surfaces in space and time in the ice-free areas of Antarctica
can provide important information to quantitatively describe the evolution of their …

Global temperature rise is suggested to be greater and more rapid in polar regions. There
has been a clear temperature rise of 0.056° Cy− 1 in the Antarctic Peninsula and this has led …