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- catalog abstract ""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."--pub. desc.".
- catalog contributor b12098212.
- catalog contributor b12098213.
- catalog contributor b12098214.
- catalog contributor b12098215.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 765-769) and index.".
- catalog description "Lichens: the organism -- How lichens are built: thallus shapes and structure -- How lichens reproduce -- Colors of lichens -- How lichens live: physiology and growth -- Lichen chemistry -- Where lichens grow: their substrates -- Lichens and ecosystems -- Geographic distributions in North America -- Lichens and people -- Environmental monitoring with lichens -- Naming and classifying lichens -- Collecting and studying lichens -- Using this book to name a lichen: hints and conventions.".
- catalog description "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."--pub. desc.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 795 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300082495 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "North America".
- catalog subject "579.7/097 21".
- catalog subject "Lichens North America Identification.".
- catalog subject "Lichens North America Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "QK586.5 .B76 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Lichens: the organism -- How lichens are built: thallus shapes and structure -- How lichens reproduce -- Colors of lichens -- How lichens live: physiology and growth -- Lichen chemistry -- Where lichens grow: their substrates -- Lichens and ecosystems -- Geographic distributions in North America -- Lichens and people -- Environmental monitoring with lichens -- Naming and classifying lichens -- Collecting and studying lichens -- Using this book to name a lichen: hints and conventions.".
- catalog title "Lichens of North America / Irwin M. Brodo, Sylvia Duran Sharnoff, Stephen Sharnoff ; with selected drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque and published in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature.".
- catalog type "Guidebooks. fast".
- catalog type "Pictorial works. fast".
- catalog type "text".