Covering almost 8 percent of the earth’s terrain, lichens are living beings which are familiar to everyone, known to no one. They are one of those organisms that seem to offer nothing to hold our gaze. But the more time we spend with lichens, the more they reveal their beauty, their mysteries and their strange power of attraction. Part-algae and part-fungus, lichens call into question our customary ways of classifying forms of life, and allow us to conceive of an ecology that is...
Tabella dei contenuti
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface by Emanuele Coccia xiv
Part 1
First Contacts 1
Origins 1
Winters 2
Weeds 3
A Scientific Challe...
Circa l’autore
Vincent Zonca is a researcher and writer who is currently living in Canada.
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