Macrolichens of the Mara, Burnside and Hood River regions, Northwest Territories, Canada

Regions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut

Tags: biology, lichen, plant distribution, vegetation, fungi

Principal Investigator: Gould, William (5)
Licence Number: 11138
Organization: Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Issued: Jan 01, 1991
Project Team: Self

Objective(s): To collect for identification, macrolichens growing along the Mara, Burnside and Hood Rivers; to attempt to make a complete collection of macrolichens along these rivers; to collect samples of soil fungi along the Burnside River.

Project Description: The Researcher will collect lichens at approximately twenty sites along the Hood, Mara and Burnside Rivers. The macrolichen collection will be carried out to add to the understanding of the distribution of lichens in the Arctic.