Lichenpedia by Kay Hurley

Take a journey through space and time from microscopic tardigrades that live among lichen to giant bull moose that eat it, and from ancient Greek philosophers to modern-day lichenologists. A symbiosis of fungi, algae, and bacteria, lichens are pioneer species that create soil from nothing, master chemists that can produce over a thousand compounds found nowhere else in nature, and much more, as described among the pages of fascinating lore, ecology, and history of lichens.  Take care to notice these fluorescent and scaly organisms plastered on rocks, branches, and bark during your next hike. 

Hardcover, 192 pages, Princeton University Press, 6 ¾” x 4 ½”.