Field notebook : Wyoming and Colorado
Page 36
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July 2, 1983 Study on lichen 1. Chemical - acids - H2O3 2. Physical a. By swelling then contracting b. growing in cracks & swelling centers of lichens the rock comes loose Competition between lichens After rocks are broken Crumbler lichen swaddled black lichen Combination of lichen & weathering Water stage - black cap moss water 1 pioneer lichens (Soralia) 2 Secondary 11 3 Black cap - Grimmia - Tortula 4 Ceratium - Erigeron seedlings etc 5 Arenaria - phlox - ants - Biotic community Sedum - Erigeron - potentilla - POA - Carex.