Lichen (Porpidia albocaerulescens) and mosses compete for space on a boulder.

• Contributor: Custom Life Science Images / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: C1WN63
• File size: 48.5 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3456 x 4904 px | 29.3 x 41.5 cm | 11.5 x 16.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 28 October 2010
• Location: Haydenville, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Lichen (Porpidia albocaerulescens) and mosses compete for space on a rock substrate. The lichen may secrete allelopathic chemicals to keep the mosses from encroaching on the space it has claimed.

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