Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre SAS
Topic
Diversity and interactions of bionts in lichen thalli of the genus Solenopsora (Leprocaulaceae)
PhD. program
Botany
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Anna Bérešová, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Prírodovedecká fakulta UK
Annotation
Thus the aim of the thesis is to address the following points: a) resolving taxonomical issues related to polyphyletic nature of Solenopsora mycobionts, b)revealing whether photobiont lineages of selected Solenopsora species fit to ecological guilds, c) zoom on overall diversity of Solenopsora bionts across micro- and macro-ecological gradients