Anatomy of the endolithic Sonoran Desert lichen Verrucaria rubrocincta Breuss: implications for biodeterioration and biomineralization

Frank BUNGARTZ; Laurence A. J. GARVIE; Thomas H. NASH

doi:10.1017/S0024282904013854

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