Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Michigan Botanist
Author: The Changing Environment of Northern Michigan
Author: Knute NadelhofferPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472050753
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
One hundred years of scientific study of wildlife and environmental change at the University of Michigan Biological Station
Checklist of Australian Lichens and Allied Fungi
Author: Rex B. FilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
Author: Donald F. McAlpinePublisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 0660198355
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Lichens of North America
Author: Irwin M. BrodoPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300082495
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Lichens are a unique form of plant life, the product of a symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus. The beauty and importance of lichens have long been overlooked, despite their abundance and diversity in most parts of North America and elsewhere in the world. This stunning book--the first accessible and authoritative guidebook to lichens of the North American continent--fills the gap, presenting superb color photographs, descriptions, distribution maps, and keys for identifying the most common, conspicuous, or ecologically significant species. The book focuses on 805 foliose, fruticose, and crustose lichens (the latter rarely included in popular guidebooks) and presents information on another 700 species in the keys or notes; special attention is given to species endemic to North America. A comprehensive introduction discusses the biology, structure, uses, and ecological significance of lichens and is illustrated with 90 additional color photos and many line drawings. English names are provided for most species, and the book also includes a glossary that explains technical terms. This visually rich and informative book will open the eyes of nature lovers everywhere to the fascinating world of lichens.
Evansia
Author: Keys to Lichens of North America
Author: Irwin M. BrodoPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300195737
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Based on the acclaimed reference Lichens of North America, this resource for the classroom, field, and laboratory presents updated and expanded keys for the identification of over 2,000 species of lichens indigenous to the continent, twice the number covered by previous keys. The book includes a glossary illustrated with photographs by Sylvia Duran Sharnoff and Stephen Sharnoff and drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque, all from the original book. The revised keys are an indispensable identification tool for botanists, students, scientists, and enthusiasts alike.--COVER.
Bibliotheca lichenologica
Author: Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium
Author: University of Michigan. University HerbariumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Catalogue of the Lichen Family Porinaceae
Author: Patrick M. McCarthyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lichens
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Three families of pyrenocarpous lichens, the Porinaceae, Pyrenulaceae and Verrucariaceae, together comprise at least 10 per cent of all lichenized fungi and variously contribute in a significant way to lichen communities on all substrata and under all climatic conditions. The almost exclusively corticolous Pyrenulaceae, with more than 429 species in 16 genera, are especially numerous and abundant in subtropical and tropical regions while making a far more modest contribution to lichen diversity in cool-temperate and boreal latitudes. By contrast most Verrucariaceae (711 species in 37 genera) are saxicolous in temperate and cooler regions, as well as under hot-arid and subarid conditions. Conversely, diversity of Verrucariaceae is markedly reduced at low latitudes. Tretiach & P. M. McCarthy is validated.