The Ecology and Conservation Studies Society Free Public Lecture - Lichens
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
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Lichens
Free public lecture part of the series Lower Plants in Nature.
“Lower plants” is a term routinely used by botanists to include algae, bryophytes and ferns. Here we are extending the definition to include lichens. Species of some and, on occasion, all of these groups have a presence in most plant communities, where routinely seed plants are otherwise dominant. That said, their presence is not always acknowledged by botanists in the field, often because of the need for expertise to identify them. The opportunity to engage with these interesting plants could be through joining the relevant British Societies, for example the British Lichen Society. In this lecture series we will cover something of the basic botany of these Lower Plant groups and will emphasize their place in various plant communities, both in the British Isles and on a more world-wide scale.
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Ecology and Conservation Studies Society