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Lichens of North America
Irwin M. Brodo
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Description for Lichens of North America
Hardcover. A guide to the lichens of North America, presenting colour photographs, descriptions, distribution maps and keys for identification. It focuses on 805 foliose, fruticose and crustose lichens and covers another 700 species in the keys or notes. English names are provided for most species. Illustrator(s): Laurie-Bourque, Susan. Num Pages: 828 pages, 927 colour plates, 821 b&w illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBC; PSTV; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 251 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3312.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
828
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
828
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300082494
SKU
V9780300082494
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About Irwin M. Brodo
Irwin M. Brodo is emeritus research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, and is considered a world authority on lichens and their biology. Stephen Sharnoff is and the late Sylvia Duran Sharnoff was research associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden and research affiliate at the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. The Sharnoffs are both ... Read more
Reviews for Lichens of North America
"Nothing comparable with this gorgeously illustrated work exists. . . . This spectacular tome will serve as standard in the worldwide field of lichenology for the next two centuries, or until the final demise of all books. . . . [A] beautiful book. . . . A gift of world-class scholarship. . . . At its current artificially low price, ... Read more