Lichen-Rich Soil Crusts of Arctic Greenland

Abstract

Literature on individual components of biological soil crusts such as lichens, mosses, algae, and cyanobacteria, is available from all parts of the arctic area. However, there is a lack of thorough descriptions of the taxonomic composition and structure of the arctic soil crusts as a unit. General facts on arctic soil-crust organisms are given by (1988) and (1988). This chapter addresses specific lichen-rich terrestrial communities of Greenland, based on works by the author from 1969 to 1998.