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Lichen Weathering

Lichen Weathering is a biological weathering process in which the physical penetration and chemical decomposition of rock minerals are induced by the growth, attachment, and metabolic activities of lichens.

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2017–2026

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Publications

120

Biological impact on mineral dissolution: Application of the lichen model to understanding mineral weathering in the rhizosphere

Jillian F. Banfield, William W. Barker, Susan A. Welch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 585 citations · Full text

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Weathering, plants, and the long-term carbon cycle

Robert A. Berner · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1992 · 530 citations · Full text

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Weathering of rocks and neogenesis of minerals associated with lichen activity

Paola Adamo · Applied Clay Science · 2000 · 284 citations

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A comparative study of the role of lichens and "inorganic" processes in the chemical weathering of Recent Hawaiian lava flows

Togwell A. Jackson, Walter Keller · American Journal of Science · 1970 · 163 citations

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Distribution of cyanobacteria and lichens on hillsides of the Negev Highlands and their impact on biogenic weathering

Avinoam Danin, Jacob Garty · Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie · 1983 · 124 citations

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Authors

260

  1. SE
    Sergio E. Favero‐Longo

    University of Turin, Italy

    7 publications · 187 citations

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  2. MR
    M. R. D. Seaward

    University of Bradford, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 212 citations

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  3. CA
    Carmen Ascaso

    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

    6 publications · 362 citations

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  4. HV
    Heather Viles

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 221 citations

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  5. RP
    Rosanna Piervittori

    University of Turin, Italy

    5 publications · 144 citations

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Institutions

104

  1. University of Turin

    Turin, Italy

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    705 citations

  2. University of Bradford

    Bradford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    322 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    303 citations

  4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    226 citations

  5. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    530 citations

  6. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    257 citations

  7. Universitat de Lleida

    Lleida, Spain

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    152 citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    788 citations

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  1. The Lichenologist

    6 publications · 260 citations

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  2. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    6 publications · 226 citations

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  3. The Bryologist

    4 publications · 110 citations

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  4. Chemical Geology

    4 publications · 238 citations

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