Lichens of North America
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with silver spine lettering, color illustrated dust jacket with gray and black lettering on a white spine, color frontispiece, xxiii, 795 pp, profusely illustrated in color throughout. VG/VG- (light scuffing to block but pages are otherwise clean and clear. Dust jacket has light curling and scuffing). Item #180142
ISBN: 9780300082494
"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. Contents include: 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.
OCLC: 45100151
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