Because it is the part of the rock that is exposed top sunlight.
Lichens generally do not grow in water but can tolerate high humidity levels or brief submersion in water. They are typically found in dry environments such as on rocks, trees, or soil where they can absorb moisture and nutrients from the air.
This is a tundra, an ecosystem characterized by low temperatures, high winds, and sparse vegetation like mosses, grasses, and lichens due to its harsh climate conditions.
After a glacier recedes, a volcano erupts, or a strip mine is abandoned.
Mosses and Lichens, and possibly mushrooms
So bugs can eat it.
High altitude vegetation is typically called "alpine", from the plants that grow high up in the Alps mountain range.
Lichens grow extremely slowly. Lichens are able to survive extreme conditions.
Lichens generally do not grow in water but can tolerate high humidity levels or brief submersion in water. They are typically found in dry environments such as on rocks, trees, or soil where they can absorb moisture and nutrients from the air.
Lichens occur in those area where there is substrate stability and low pollution intensity. Further climatic factors like altitude, relative humidity, temperature etc also contribute in lichen growth.
Lichens can grow in various environments, but they typically thrive in cool, damp conditions. They are resilient organisms that can grow year-round, but they often experience optimal growth during the spring and fall seasons when moisture levels are higher. Overall, lichens can be found growing on rocks, trees, and soil in a wide range of habitats worldwide.
Plnats grow on rocks like lichens and mosses.
That's not always true, some lichens are indeed sensitive to pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and will therefore not grow in highly polluted areas. However some lichens thrive on certain pollutants and therefore will grow very well in highly polluted areas (cities).
This is a tundra, an ecosystem characterized by low temperatures, high winds, and sparse vegetation like mosses, grasses, and lichens due to its harsh climate conditions.
they grow the same way :-) :-) :-( :-(also they grow at tundra, too
Lichens, mosses and fungi grow on the trunk of trees.
After a glacier recedes, a volcano erupts, or a strip mine is abandoned.
Small, strong plants such as lichens and mosses can grow there.