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- catalog abstract ""The book starts by looking at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. It then goes on to describe what lichens are, and how they grow and reproduce. A detailed survey is then given of the range of habitats in which lichens can be found: on trees, rocks, heaths and moors, chalk and limestone, mountains, rivers, lakes, the coast, walls and buildings, most famously on churches and in churchyards. Drawing on his broad experience in this field, Gilbert also discusses the susceptibility of lichens to air pollution, and how they can be used to detect levels of environmental pollution."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11724361.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""The book starts by looking at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. It then goes on to describe what lichens are, and how they grow and reproduce. A detailed survey is then given of the range of habitats in which lichens can be found: on trees, rocks, heaths and moors, chalk and limestone, mountains, rivers, lakes, the coast, walls and buildings, most famously on churches and in churchyards. Drawing on his broad experience in this field, Gilbert also discusses the susceptibility of lichens to air pollution, and how they can be used to detect levels of environmental pollution."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Our Lichen Heritage -- 2. What is a Lichen? -- 3. Creatures That Need Lichens -- 4. Lichens and Air Pollution -- 5. Trees, Woods and People -- 6. Acid Rock -- 7. Heaths and Moors -- 8. Chalk and Limestone -- 9. Village, Church and Farmland -- 10. Work, Wealth and Wheels -- 11. Discovering the Montane Lichen Flora -- 12. Rivers and Lakes -- 13. Coastal Habitats.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-272) and index.".
- catalog extent "288 p., 16 p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lichens.".
- catalog identifier "0002200813".
- catalog identifier "0002200821 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lichens.".
- catalog isPartOf "The new naturalist".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : HarperCollins,".
- catalog relation "Lichens.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "579.70941 21".
- catalog subject "Lichens Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "QK589 .G54 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Our Lichen Heritage -- 2. What is a Lichen? -- 3. Creatures That Need Lichens -- 4. Lichens and Air Pollution -- 5. Trees, Woods and People -- 6. Acid Rock -- 7. Heaths and Moors -- 8. Chalk and Limestone -- 9. Village, Church and Farmland -- 10. Work, Wealth and Wheels -- 11. Discovering the Montane Lichen Flora -- 12. Rivers and Lakes -- 13. Coastal Habitats.".
- catalog title "Lichens / Oliver Gilbert.".
- catalog type "text".