Here are a couple images to give you an idea of what I mean:
http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox/ir/omb01.jpg
http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox/ir/omb02.jpg
Joel W.
On 2/23/07, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Must be the air is cleaner in Isle Royale. I've seen trees in the
> northern Everglades with lots of lichen but I can't say I've ever seen a
> tree I would describe as "encased" in lichen.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Joel Wilcox wrote:
> > If you look in the lower left corner of this photo:
> >
> > http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox/ir/tobin/ir23.jpg
> >
> > you will see a branch completely encased in the lichen. When an
> > entire tree or several are enveloped in the stuff, it's very eery at
> > first. I tried to get some good photographs of the lichen enveloping
> > trees on this massive scale, but I really just couldn't capture it.
> > After a few days, it no longer made quite this impression.
> >
> > I'll try to come up with a couple photos that might be somewhat
> > successful at illustrating what I mean.
> >
> > Joel W.
> >
>
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