Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians
Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians

Author: Karl B McKnight

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2013-02-21

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1400845882

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A comprehensive guide to the mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians This is the first book to help general readers recognize 200 common mosses of the Northeast and the Appalachian Mountains. With just this field guide, a hand lens, and a spray bottle—no microscopes necessary—readers will be able to identify and name many of the common species of mosses growing in the region's backyards, parks, forests, wetlands, and mountains. At the heart of this guide is an innovative, color-tabbed system that helps readers pick out small groups of similar species. Illustrated identification keys, colorful habitat and leaf photos, more than 600 detailed line drawings, and written descriptions help differentiate the species. This accessible book allows all nature enthusiasts to make accurate identifications and gain access to the enchanting world of mosses. 200 species included More than 600 detailed line drawings More than 400 color photographs Innovative color-tabbed system for species identification Illustrated species identification keys Helpful tips for moss collecting

Bryophytes
Bryophytes

Author: Matt von Konrat

Publisher: Magnolia Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 186977597X

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Bryophyte Biology
Bryophyte Biology

Author: Bernard Goffinet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780521693226

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This fully updated and expanded new edition offers a complete overview of hornworts, liverworts, and mosses--diverse groups of land plants that occupy many habitats throughout the world. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from the most recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters have also been added, focusing on Physcomitrella to plant genomic research, population ecology of bryophytes, mechanisms of drought tolerance, a phylogenomic perspective on land plant evolution, and problems and progress of bryophyte speciation and conservation. Rich in primary source references and written by leaders in the field, this comprehensive text is suitable for advanced students and researchers.

Describing Species
Describing Species

Author: Judith E. Winston

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9780231068246

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A basic practical manual for the process of describing new species, this desperately needed desk reference and guide to nomenclatural procedure and taxonomic writing serves as a Strunk & White of species description, covering both botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature.

The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland
The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland

Author: A. J. E. Smith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-09-23

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13: 9780521546720

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This book describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the British Isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonyms. The species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risk. For many species there are footnotes to aid identification. In addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keys. An artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the English language. This second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organisms.