Species incredibly sensitive to fallout from human activities, says Nova Scotia ecologist Robert Cameron
One of the most endangered lichens in the world is a canary in the coal mine for human-caused environmental impacts, according to a Nova Scotia scientist.
"So many activities that humans do on the landscape this thing is sensitive to. I think that the decline in the population over the last 10 years I think is really telling for us," said Robert Cameron, an ecologist with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
Cameron was one of the authors of a study published this week in the scientific journal Botany.
Boreal felt lichen's surprising decline worrying for forest health
One of the most endangered lichens in the world is a canary in the coal mine for human-caused environmental impacts, according to a Nova Scotia scientist.
"So many activities that humans do on the landscape this thing is sensitive to. I think that the decline in the population over the last 10 years I think is really telling for us," said Robert Cameron, an ecologist with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
Cameron was one of the authors of a study published this week in the scientific journal Botany.
Boreal felt lichen's surprising decline worrying for forest health