With a touch of humor, one scientist summed up lichens as “fungi that have discovered agriculture. ” And they are good at it, for lichens, says the book Liaisons of Life, “cover ten times as much of the earth’s surface as tropical rain forests. ”
Kokkuvõtteks lausus üks teadlane humoorikalt, et „samblikud on põllupidamise avastanud seened ”, pealegi edukad seened, sest need„ katavad maapinda kümme korda suuremas ulatuses kui troopilised vihmametsad ”, kirjutab raamat „Liaisons of Life ”.