Algarrobo Genomics
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Different tissues recorded by Esteban Caycho. B shows dead trees, sadly common in recent years (BMC, 2023).
Algarrobo research took place mainly in the protected area Pomac Forest, in northwest Peru.
Awkwardly posing in front of a beautiful and large tree. They are usually erect in the north as opposed to the south coast, where they are recumbent.
Interdisciplinary meeting in Pomac, categorized as Historic Sanctuary
Sample collection would have been impossible without the park rangers
Unbelievable aftermath of an El Nino flooding event. Luffa sp. overgrows over Algarrobo trees, killing the weakened ones (Picture: MSB)
Delicious meals were kindly provided by Pomac staff
An unknown forest dieback involves a disease with chlorosis
The main suspect for the Algarrobo dieback is Enallodiplosis discordis, whose life cycle can potentially be controlled if leaf-litter is removed (Picture: OQW, RPB, 2020)
Antarctic Lichens
Sampling included transects and quadrants
Lichens were small. A Peruvian coin (Nuevo Sol) for comparison.
Lichens were collected in two expeditions around Admiralty Bay in King George Island. Near Poland, Brazil and Peru research stations.
Placopsis antarctica, fried-egg lichen for friends.
Candelariaceae (maybe Candelaria flava). One of my favorites.
Thanks to Reviewer 2 that was unhappy with the lack of pictures and prompted me to sit in the microscope for days. I love the final product.
Rhizocarpon sp.
Submuriform gray ascospores.
Buellia sp. s.l.
Brown porlarilocular ascospores.
Austrolecia sp.
Simple and hyaline ascospores.
Beautiful unidentified lichens and ascospores. Thanks to coauthor Daniel Ramos' incredible and proactive work examining these.
Antarctica is a really cool and chill place.
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