Diversity, Ecology, Symbiosis and Restoration in Lichens
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lichens
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed. Among the objectives of restoration are the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services. Lichens are an important part of the biological diversity in all terrestrial ecosystems of the world. These communities are threatened in degraded ecosystems, along with the important ecosystem roles that lichens play. This Special Issue of the Journal of Fungi aims to aggregate original research on diversity, ecology and functional ecology, conservation and biomonitoring in the ecological restoration framework. Studies on biological soil crust, interaction with land restoration and lichen succession are also welcome.
Dr. Juan Manuel Rodriguez
Dr. Lucia Muggia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lichens
- diversity
- ecology
- symbiosis
- restoration
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