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Lichenology (lichen+science, Greek/Latin) is a scientific field studying, collecting and arranging the knowledge on lichens.
You can learn more about lichens if you study lichens in the field, laboratory, herbaria, lichenological literature and homepages
Lichens in the field
To study lichens in the field you need the following equipments:
c. 10x handlens, paperbags, pencil, collecting knife, hammer, chisel, camera.
Lichens in the laboratory
Microscopic and chemical investigations based on lichenological literature are necessary for identification of lichens.
Lichens in herbaria
The collected and identified specimens are best to be stored in herbaria.
Abbreviations and data on herbaria are found in Index Herbariorum (Holmgren et al. 1990), and also
Hungarian herbaria:
JPU = University of Pécs, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Pécs
SZE = Móra Ferenc Museum, Szeged
SZEU = Szegedi Egyetem, Növénytani Tanszék, Szeged
Some of the most important Lichen Herbaria of the world:
Contact:
Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
Telephone: +36 28 360 122 ext. 139
E-mail: farkas.edit@okologia.mta.hu
