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List of lichenological societies

1. Australasia: Australasian Association for Lichenology. Info: W. M. Malcolm, Box 320, Nelson, New Zealand; phone & fax: +(64) 3 545 1660.
2. Brazil: Grupo Brasileiro de Liquenólogos (GBL). Info: Marcelo P. Marcelli, Instituto de Botânica, Seção de Micologia e Liquenologia, Caixa Postal 4005, São Paulo - SP, Brazil 01061-970; fax: (+55)-11-6191-2238, phone: (+55)-11-5584-6304 (inst.), 218-5209 (home), e-mail: mmarcelli@sti.com.br.
3. Central Europe: Bryologisch-lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa (BLAM), c/o Roman Türk, University of Salzburg, Dept. of Plant Physiology, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria, phone: (+043)-(0)662-8044-5588, fax: (0)662 8044 619, e-mail: roman.tuerk@sbg.ac.at. Info: Volker John, Kaiserslauterer Str. 86, D-67098 Bad Dürkheim, Germany; phone: (+49) 06322 67919, e-mail: 106370.1063@compuserve.com.
4. Czech Republic: Bryological and Lichenological Section of the Czech Botanical Society. Info: Dr. J. Liska, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CS-252 43 Pruhonice, Czech Republic.
5. Finland: Lichen Section, Societas Mycologica Fennica, c/o Botanical Museum (Lichenology), P.O. Box 47, FIN-00014 Univ. Helsinki, Finland. Info: Teuvo Ahti, phone: (+358) 9 7084782, fax: (+358) 9 7084830, e-mail: teuvo.ahti@helsinki.fi.
6. France: Association Française de Lichénologie (AFL). Info: Jean-Claude Boissiere, Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale, Route de la Tour Denecourt, F-77300 Fontainebleau, France; phone: 10-64223740.
7. Great Britain: The British Lichen Society (BLS), Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Info: Amanda Waterfield, Dept. of Botany, Natural History Museum, London SW75 BD, UK., phone +44 (0)20 7942 5617 (P. Wolseley), fax. +44 (0)20 7942 5529, e-mail: bls@nhm.ac.uk. Web page: http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/jmgray/.
8. Italy: Società Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), c/o Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, v. Giolitti, 36, I - 10125 Torino. Info: Giovanni Caniglia, Dipartimento di Biologia, V.le G. Colombo, 3, I-35121 Padova; phone: (+039) 049-8276-239, fax: 8276-230, e-mail: caniglia@civ.bio.unipd.it. Web page: http://www.lrcser.it/~sli.
9. Japan: Lichenological Society of Japan (LSJ). Info: Dr. H. Harada, Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba (CBM), Aobacho 955-2, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260, Japan.
10. The Netherlands: Dutch Bryological & Lichenological Society, c/o Bart van Tooren, Venuslaan 2, 3721 VG Bilthoven, The Netherlands; phone: 030-2210613, e-mail tooren.Leeuwen@hetnet.nl. Web page: http://start.at/mossen.
11. Nordic Countries: Nordic Lichen Society (Nordisk Lichenologisk Förening, NLF), c/o S. Heidmarsson, Institute of Systematic Botany, Villavägen 6, S-752 36 Uppsala. Info: Ulrik Søchting, Dept. of Mycology, Botanical Institute, Ø. Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen; phone: (+45) 3532-2313, fax: 3532-2321, e-mail:ulriks@bot.ku.dk. Web page: http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/lichen/2nlf.html.
12. North America: American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc. (ABLS). Info: James D. Lawrey, Department of Biology MSN 3E1, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4422, USA; phone: (+01)-703-993-1059, fax: (+01)-703-993-1046, email: jlawrey@gmu.edu. Web page: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/bryolab/ABLS.html.
13. North America, California: California Lichen Society (CALS). Info: Judy Robertson, 362 Scenic Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. 95407, USA; e-mail: JKSRR@aol.com, phone: (+1) 707-584-8099. Web page: http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/cals.html.
14. North America, East: Eastern Lichen Network. Info: Marian Glenn, glennmar@shu.edu, fax: (+1) 973-761-9772.
15. North America, Northwest: Northwest Lichen Guild. Info: Sherry Pittam, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Cordley 2082, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2902 USA; fax: (+1) 541-737-3573, phone: (+1) 541-737-1741, e-mail: pittams@bcc.orst.edu.
16. South America: Grupo Latino Americano de Liquenólogos (GLAL). Info: Susana Calvelo, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche- 8400, Río Negro, Argentina; phone: (+54) 944-23374 or 28505, fax: 62215 or 22111, e-mail: scalvelo@crub.uncoma.edu.ar.
17. Poland: Lichenological Section of the Polish Botanical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne). Secretary: Dr. W. Faltynowicz, Dept. of Plant Ecology, University of Gdansk, ul. Czolgistow 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
18. Slovakia: Slovak Botanical Society - Lichenological Working Group, c/o Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta, 14 842 23 Bratislava, Slovakia. Info: Anna Guttova, phone: 07-59412501, fax: 07-54771948, e-mail: botugutt@savba.savba.sk - Web page: www.botanika.sk.
19. Spain: Sociedad Española de Liquenologia (SEL), c/o Departament de Biologia Vegetal (Unitat de Botanica), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08020 - Barcelona, Spain. Info: Leopoldo G. Sancho, Dpto. Biologia Vegetal II, Fac. de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, E-28040, Madrid; phone: (+34) 91-3941771, fax: 91-3941774, e-mail: acrespo@eucmax.sim.ucm.es.
20. Sweden: Svensk Lichenologisk Förening (SLF), c/o Lars Arvidsson, Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, Norra Hamngatan, 12, SE-411 14 Göteborg, Sweden.
21. Switzerland: Association Suisse de Bryologie et Lichénologie, Info: Ph. Clerc, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, case postale 60, 1 Ch. de l'Impératrice, CH-1292 Chambésy/GE, Switzerland; fax: 022-418-51-01, phone: 022-418 51 28, e-mail: clerc@cjb.unige.ch.
22. Turkey: Club of Turkish Lichenologists, c/o Dr. Aysen Türk, Anadolu University, Dept. of Biology, TR-26470 Eskisehir, Turkey; phone: 0.222.3350580/ 3411/5168, e-mail: aturk@vm.baum.anadolu.edu.tr Info: Attila Yildiz, Ankara University, Dept. of Biology, TR-06100 Besevler-Tandogan/Ankara, phone: 3122126720, fax: 3122232395 e-mail: ayildiz@science.ankara.edu.tr.

"The Species Concept in Lichenology" from: Anonymous: Herbolario Volgare, nel quale si dimostra a conoscer le herbe etc., Venezia, 1536. - One of the earliest representations of a lichen - actually it represents an Usnea - taken from the second edition of a book originally written in Latin. Its origin is certainly earlier: a very similar drawing is present in a Herbarius written in Dutch, and published in Louvain in 1484; both of them have a faint resemblance with the earliest known drawing of a lichen (which was not any better), dating back to the year 1512, and probably originating from Byzanthium; for further information see Richardson D.H.S. 1974: The Vanishing Lichens. Their History, Biology and Importance. Hafner Press (Macmillan Publishing Co.), New York. pp 28-31. [Courtesy of the Linnaean Society, London].