More than a century after the Gold Rush, mining an historical park’s lichen diversity
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 09:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Alaska may be staking out yet another claim to a natural treasure, but one which does not immediately meet the eye. Now, a team of researchers from Austria, Norway, Spain and the United States reports the highest diversity of lichens found anywhere on the North American continent from the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.