Original data on the diversity, ecology, and chemical composition of aquatic and semiaquatic lichens (Lichenes) of the stony littoral of Lake BaikalстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:Data on semiaquatic epilithic and aquatic lichens predominant in the surf and littoral zones of thetest site Cape Berezovyi (Southern Baikal) obtained in 2002–2005 are presented. This is the first report on thedistribution of rare and unfamiliar aquatic lichen species, Collema ramenskii Elenk. and Verrucaria spp. on thestony littoral of the western Baikal shore. The lichens form dense aggregations at depths from 1–1.5 to 3–3.5 m,where Verrucaria spp. thalli densely cover 60–70% of the rock debris. Only occasional lichens are observedbelow 7 m. Features of the penetration of aquatic Verrucaria spp. thalli into the rock debris were examined byelectron microscopy. The chemical composition of aquatic lichens was analyzed for the first time. It was shownthat aquatic lichens are capable of accumulating Ti, Ga, Y, and rare earths poorly soluble in the water of thestony littoral. The original data point to the active role of aquatic lichens in biogeochemical destruction of rocksof the Baikal stony littoral.