Hertel, H 1988: Problems in monographing Antarctic crustose lichens. - Polarforschung58: 65-76. [RLL List # 140 / Rec.# 8466] Keywords: ANTARCTIC/ VARIATIONS/ TAXONOMY/ REVIEW
Abstract: [Author relates the problems to (1) lack of useful regional floras, (2) unavailability of important type specimens, (3) lack of representative collections, (4) underestimation of the extent of phenotypic variation, and (5) unfamiliarity with the species from other cool temperate regions.]