Author: Gerhard RamboldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A Monograph of the Saxicolous Lecideoid Lichens of Australia (excl. Tasmania)
Author: Gerhard RamboldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Flora of Australia
Author: Australian Biological Resources StudyPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643090569
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Volume 55 contains an account of the largest family of lichens in Australia, the Parmeliaceae. This family, familiar to most people as the common grey or brown to yellowish green foliose lichens of rocks, soil and bark, has about 60 genera and 1000 species worldwide. Thirty-one genera and 395 species are recorded from Australia. The book has keys for identification of genera and species. Each species is fully described, with bibliographic information, a full Australian synonymy, notes on habitat and distribution, and a summary of its chemistry. A distribution map is provided for each taxon and many species are illustrated in colour. An innovation in this volume is the inclusion of a synoptic key to the genera. This volume provides an excellent modern account of a difficult family
Catalogue of Australian Lichens
Author: Patrick M. McCarthyPublisher: CSIRO Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This catalogue lists 396 genera and 3138 species and infraspecific taxa of lichens known from Australia and its external island territories. Thirty-four percent (1058 taxa) are endemic, with levels of endemism and overall diversity markedly higher in the eastern and south-eastern States. Genera are listed alphabetically, as are the accepted species under each generic heading. Synonyms that have been applied to Australian specimens are inserted under the appropriate species name. Each genus is accompanied by a chronological list of literature citations that provide locality details, descriptions, identification keys and/or habitat information.
Lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia
Author: D. O. ØvstedalPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521662413
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Antarctica's severe climate and restricted area of ice-free habitats limit the biodiversity and biota of its terrestrial ecosystems. Throughout much of this wilderness, lichens are the predominant visible life form, yet relatively few descriptive accounts of Antarctic lichens have been published. Research on these enigmatic organisms is increasing rapidly and there is a growing need for a comprehensive guide to the identification of Antarctic lichen-forming fungi. This volume provides the first modern detailed compilation of their taxonomy, ecology, distribution and relevant published literature. As such, it represents a major contribution to global lichen taxonomy and biogeography. The systematic accounts provide sufficient descriptive information to allow specialists to identify taxa to species level, and are structured so that even non-specialists can use them to identify specimens to at least the generic level.
Fungal Families of the World
Author: P. F. CannonPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 0851998275
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Dictionary of the Fungi has been published continuously by CABI from it's outset in 1943 to the latest (tenth) edition in 2008. The primary feature of the Dictionary is an authoritative consensus classification of the fungi, that has been widely accepted as an enabling and informing framework for research into pure and applied mycology. Fungal Families of the World has been conceived as an illustrative and more approachable companion to the Dictionary. Second it provides further substantial information on the 536 currently accepted families of Fungi, with more detailed descriptions and notes on ecology, economic uses, and the like. Third (and perhaps most importantly), it depicts the extraordinary range of morphological structures found in fungi, celebrating myco-diversity and perhaps stimulating interest in mycology by those individuals outside the inner circle of fungal systematists. The taxonomic framework for Fungal Families of the World is based upon that of the ninth edition of Dictionary but has been substantially updated to confirm with the findings of two major US-led research projects on fungal systematics, popularly referred to as Deep Hydra and AFTOL (Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life). The book contains images for over 400 families of the Fung, representing substantially wider fungal diversity than has been achieved before in a single publication. Where practical illustration of both macroscopic and microscopic features have been included. Fungal Families of the World will be of great value to students and researchers in biology, ecology and conservation, to mycologists, agriculturalists and foresters and serves as an informative companion to the Dictionary of the Fungi.
A Color Guidebook to Common Rocky Mountain Lichens
Author: Larry L. Saint ClairPublisher: Brigham Young University Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Catalogue of the Lichens of the Smaller Pacific Islands
Author: J. A. ElixStudies in Pseudocyphellaria (lichens).
Author: David J. GallowayPublisher: Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Flora of Australia
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
2nd ed. of v. 1 updates the original volume and expands the range of review essays presented. It is intended to provide a primary source of information about plants in Australia from the point of view of taxonomic botany. To be used as a ready reference to the major literature on the Australian flora and includes a glossary of botanical terms and a key to families of Australian flowering plants.
Fungal Associations
Author: Karl EsserPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540628729
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This volume highlights fungal associations, as they are found in mycorrhizas, lichens and other fungal symbioses. The emphasis is laid upon the molecular, biochemical and ultrastructural analysis of these interactions. Major progress has been achieved over the last few years by the systematic application of modern methods, developed mainly in molecular biology. The data are presented in high-quality illustrations, leading the reader from the subcellular to higher levels of organization where specific symbiotic traits become apparent. Early stages of symbiotic interactions are of special interest. They are compared to parasitic interrelations and also considered from an evolutionary standpoint.