Applied Lichenology

Dear Colleagues,

Research progress in Lichenology is highlighting lichens as microecosystems with an unexpected degree of complexity of interactions among microbial components and with the substrate, extreme stress tolerance determined by genetic and physiological bases, and limitless production of bioactive compounds. In this Special Issue, we aim to bring together state-of-the-art and perspectives in applied research on the diversity of lichen holobionts, their colonization strategies and dynamics, their biotechnological and biomonitoring potential, and their impacts at abiotic and biotic interfaces. Contributions on the following themes, including technical and protocol advances, are invited:

• lichens as biomonitors of global change, from air pollution to climate warming;
• lichens as players in global biogeochemical cycles;
• lichens as biodeterioration and/or bioprotection agents associated with mineral substrates, such as stone cultural heritage and contemporary building materials;
• lichens and lichenometry;
• lichen effects on organic substrates, from wood-art to orchards;
• lichens as models of stress tolerance, from the genetic basis to application perspectives;
• lichen metabolites and their bioactivity as a potential tool in a range of applications, from medicine to cooking.

Papers on innovative methods to favor, control, or prevent lichen growth on every kind of substrate of human interest are also welcome.

Prof. Sergio Enrico Favero-Longo
Prof. Asuncion de los Ríos Murillo
Guest Editors

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