C H A PTER I V
DESERT ALGAE, LICHENS, AND FUNGI
E. Imre Friedmann and Margalith Galun
I. Desert Algae
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A. Introduction
166
B. Distribution
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C. Desert Algal Habitats
168
D. Water Source
179
E. Insolation: Temperature and Light
183
F. Nitrogen Fixation
183
G. Rock Weathering, Desert Varnish, and Algae
186
II. Desert Lichens
187
A. Introduction
187
B. Floristic Accounts
187
C. Phytogeography
190
D. Morphology
192
E. Lichen-Substrate Relationship
196
F. Physiology
196
III. Desert Fungi
199
A. Introduction
199
B. Soil Micromycetes: Flora
199
C. Soil Micromycetes: Ecology and Physiology
200
D. Macromycetes in Deserts
202
IV. Addendum
202
A. Problems of Algal Taxonomy
202
B. Ecology of Desert Algae
203
C. Floristics and Ecology of Desert Lichens
203
References
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For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness in a
salt land and not inhabited.
Jeremiah, Chapter 17:6 (King James Version)
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