TY - JOUR
T1 - A note on the role of the lichen collema auriforma in solution basin development on a carboniferous limestone substrate
AU - Moses, C. A.
AU - Smith, B. J.
PY - 1993/6/30
Y1 - 1993/6/30
N2 - A study carried out on Carboniferous limestone in the north and west of Ireland supports the idea that rock substrate is removed by the direct mechanical action of lichens. An experiment in which the lichen Collema auriforma was subjected to a number of wetting‐drying cycles, showed, using scanning electron microscopy, that contraction of the lichen thallus during the drying phase plucked rock fragments from the substrate surface. This process could contribute to the formation of karstic features including solution basins.
AB - A study carried out on Carboniferous limestone in the north and west of Ireland supports the idea that rock substrate is removed by the direct mechanical action of lichens. An experiment in which the lichen Collema auriforma was subjected to a number of wetting‐drying cycles, showed, using scanning electron microscopy, that contraction of the lichen thallus during the drying phase plucked rock fragments from the substrate surface. This process could contribute to the formation of karstic features including solution basins.
KW - Carboniferous limestone
KW - Karst Lichen
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
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U2 - 10.1002/esp.3290180405
DO - 10.1002/esp.3290180405
M3 - Article (journal)
AN - SCOPUS:0027428193
SN - 0197-9337
VL - 18
SP - 363
EP - 368
JO - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
JF - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
IS - 4
ER -