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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Lichens
 

A survey of the Boston Harbor Islands national park area yielded 175 lichen species in 67 genera, and 70 bryophyte species in 44 genera. Ten percent of the lichens represent a maritime floristic element, and 4% represent a coastal plain element. Caloplaca verruculifera, an orange lichen of rocky shores, is reported new for Massachusetts. Human disturbance and air pollution seem to be the major factors limiting the colonization of lichens and bryophytes on the islands, and specific recommendations for protecting sensitive lichen and bryophyte communities are presented. (Lagreca S, Lay E, Greene D, Kneiper E, Lincoln M (2005) The Lichens and Bryophytes of the Boston Harbor Islands. Northeastern Naturalist: Vol. 12, No. sp3 pp. 77–98)

Boston's Long Wharf Today  

Did You Know?
Public ferries to Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area leave from Long Wharf, the oldest continuously used wharf in the United States. It was aptly named Long Wharf in 1710 as it stretched 1,586 feet into the port of Boston making it the longest wharf in America.
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Last Updated: March 07, 2007 at 12:32 EST