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  • God Is Good (Drag City), is A.os's first; it was recorded at Electrical A.dio by Steve A.bini and includes guest appearances by Lorraine Rath on flute and Chicago's own Robert A.A. Lowe, aka Lichens, who adds tambura to the sexy trance-out of the 19-minute opening track, "Thebes."

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • God Is Good (Drag City), is A.os's first; it was recorded at Electrical A.dio by Steve A.bini and includes guest appearances by Lorraine Rath on flute and Chicago's own Robert A.A. Lowe, aka Lichens, who adds tambura to the sexy trance-out of the 19-minute opening track, "Thebes."

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Lichens don't really harm trees – they are not adisease, but simply aproduct of good, clean air.

    Stumped? A red acer covered in lichen and a fig tree on a boundary wall 2010

  • Joseph has training and experience in the ecology and identification of Arachnids, Lepidopterans, Bryophytes, Fungi, and Lichens.

    Contributor: Joseph D. Cornell 2010

  • Lichens do better in the wetter conditions towards the west and the Atlantic.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • Lichens do well on ash because its bark is less acidic.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • Lichens, which are capable of surviving the harshest of environmental conditions, are frequently the most important photosynthetically active organisms in tundra ecosystems.

    Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

  • Lichens are incredibly sensitive to place and famously averse to pollution.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • Lichens/Lichenes of the Bialowieza Forest and its western foreland.

    Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Belarus 2009

  • Lichens are extreme examples [104]: the moist thalli of such species as Xanthoria candelaria and Rhizoplaca melanophthalma fully tolerated gradual or rapid freezing to -196 °C, and even after being stored for up to several years, almost immediately resumed normal photosynthetic rates when warmed and wetted.

    General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009

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