Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference (한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.05a
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- Pages.16-18
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- 2003
Current Status of Korean Lichen Research -Beginning and Prospect
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Hur Jae-Seoun
(Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University) ;
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Koh Young Jin
(Department of Applied Biology Sunchon National University)
- Published : 2003.05.01
Abstract
Lichen is one of the most widely distributed eucaryotic organisms in the world. Lichen is the result of a symbiotic association between two unrelated organisms - a fungus and an alga (or cyanobacterium). Researches in Korean lichens were mainly focused on investigation of Korean lichen flora and most of them were primitive and short-term based projects until 1990's. In this communication, current status and prospect of Korean lichen research are briefly discussed with emphasis of KoLRI (Korean Lichen Research Institute) activities and roles in national research projects on bioresource development in Korea.
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