Fungus+and+Lichen

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0.73˚58.162W E= 85M ACC: 125M || In the fall/winter time, this tree had a great deal of lichen and small amounts of fungus. || 0.73˚58.103W E= 77M ACC: 34M || It is a piece of wood we found on the ground that had mostly fungus and some lichen. || 0.73˚58.122W E= 86M ACC: 10M || There was very little fungus and lichen on this tree. Whatever lichen and fungus it had was spread out on the bark in very small clusters. ||
 * Tree (Fall/Winter) || Fungus and/or Lichen || Location of Tree || Observations ||
 * 1 || Fungus and Lichen || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.729N
 * 2 || Mostly Fungus and some Lichen || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.707N
 * 3 || Some fungus and Lichen || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.906N

<span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.186W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 82M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 12M || ** Located towards the bottom of the tree and scattered on the bark. No Fungus on the tree. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.168W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 84M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 15M || ** In the Fall, there was no lichen, but on our most recent visit, we were able to find lichen on this tree. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.162W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 85M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 125M || ** There was both fungus and lichen on this tree. The fungus was small, white, and fuzzy; they were clustered together in small groups. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.110W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 80M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 20M || ** This tree had fungus on it, but also had thick hairy like poison ivy. There was absolutely no lichen on this tree. The fungus was droopy and was either off white, light brown, or beige. These were also clustered together. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.103W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 77M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 34M || ** This tree was completely dead, uprooted and in the process of decomposition. It had no lichen and had small orange fungi. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.075W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 77M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 11M || ** There was no lichen. There was only a small patch of fungus in the part of the tree that was submerged in water. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.983W <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">E= 70M <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">ACC: 13M || ** We found a great deal of lichen on this tree, but no fungus at all. ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">0.73˚58.979W
 * ** Tree ** || ** Fungus and/or Lichen **(Spring) || ** Location of Tree ** || ** Observation of Organism Present on Tree ** ||
 * 1 || ** Lichen ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.731N
 * 2 || ** Lichen ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.736 N
 * 3 || ** Fungus and Lichen ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.729N
 * 4 || ** Fungus ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.710N
 * 5 || ** Fungus ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.707N
 * 6 || ** Fungus ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.699N
 * 7 || ** Lichen ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.709N
 * 8 || ** Fungus ** || <span style="background: rgb(21, 20, 20) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">40˚52.705N

|| ** This tree was still rooted to the ground but it had a massive amount of fungus on it. About 9 feet of the tree was covered with fungus that was small, white, and clustered. There was absolutely no lichen. ** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif">  <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"> Based on the data it is safe to say that the presence of lichen has no effect on the amount of fungi present, in fact there were more fungi present in the spring, than lichen. The symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae, to make lichen, does not disrupt the job of the fungi. The fungi in thelichen help the lichen to break down decaying material as well as house, and protect the algae. Also based on the Encarta definition of symbiosis, //Symbiosis//  // (Greek symbioun, “to live together”), in biology, term for the interdependence of different species, which are sometimes called symbionts. There are three main types of symbiosis, based upon the specific relationship between the species involved: mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism. // // Symbiosis that results in mutual benefit to the interdependent organisms is commonly known as mutualism. An example of mutualism is the coexistence of certain species of algae and fungi that together compose lichens. Their close association enables them to live in extreme environments, nourished only by light, air, and minerals. Living separately, the alga and fungus would not survive in such conditions. // Therefore, it is safe to say that lichen has no effect of the decomposition of trees, by fungi, because the fungi and algae that compose lichen are still doing their normal jobs of decomposition, fungus, and photosynthesis, lichen, but they are doing it simultaneously and in turn helping one another. Also based on the graph fungi and lichen like to help each other because in the fall there were only trees that had both fungi and lichen, and no trees had only one organism

<span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"> Here is link to the nutrient cycle. the picture of the fungus is showing the job of fungi in the nutrient cycle. it decomposes waste and dead creatures, <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">[|ncycle.exe]. This is just to show that the decomposers are still able to do their job with or without the presence of lichen. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia,serif"> Introduction to fungus and lichen Methods and Materials Pictures of trees <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(23, 222, 30); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Conclusion