Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio
A Visual Guide
Robert Klips
- 392 páginas
- English
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Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio
A Visual Guide
Robert Klips
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This engaging illustrated guidebook reveals the fascinating mosses and lichens that homeowners, outdoorspeople, and nature lovers encounter every day in Ohio and the Midwest.
In this guide to the most common and distinctive moss, liverwort, and lichen species in Ohio, readers will find concise physical descriptions, facts about natural history and ecology, and tips to distinguish look-alike species, all presented in a friendly, conversational tone.
Featuring detailed photographs of the plant and plantlike species in their natural settings, the book covers 106 mosses, thirty liverworts, and one hundred lichens and offers several avenues to match a specimen to its description page. "Where They Grow" chapters spotlight species commonly encountered on field outings, and field keys to help readers quickly identify unfamiliar samples.
While designed primarily as an identification tool, this guide also frames moss and lichen spotting in a scientific context. The two main sections—bryophytes and lichens—detail their respective taxonomic kingdoms, explain their life cycles and means of reproduction, and illustrate variation in the traits used for identification. The book is an introduction to the biology of these intriguing but too-often-overlooked organisms and a means to enjoy, identify, and catalog the biodiversity all around us.
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Índice
- Cover
- Frontispiece
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Welcome to the Miniature World of Bryophytes and Lichens
- 2. Bryophytes Are Plants
- 3. Where Bryophytes Grow
- 4. How to Use This Book to Identify Mosses
- 5. Acrocarps with Hairlike Leaves
- 6. Acrocarps with Lance-Shaped Leaves
- 7. Acrocarps with Tongue-Shaped Leaves
- 8. Acrocarps with Broad Leaves
- 9. Flat Fissidens and Friends
- 10. Sickle-Leaved Pleurocarps
- 11. Costate-Leaved Pleurocarps
- 12. Ecostate-Leaved Pleurocarps
- 13. The Haircap Mosses
- 14. Sphagnum (Peat) Mosses: A Quick Tour
- 15. Liverworts: The Other Bryophytes
- 16. Lichens Are Fungi That Have a Garden
- 17. Where Lichens Grow
- 18. How to Use This Book to Identify Lichens
- 19. Brilliant Orange and Yellow Lichens
- 20. Yellow-Green Foliose Lichens
- 21. Brown Foliose Lichens
- 22. Gray Narrow-Lobed Foliose Lichens
- 23. Gray Broad-Lobed Foliose Lichens
- 24. Cyanolichens (Pelts and Jellies): A Quick Tour
- 25. Umbilicate Lichens
- 26. Branched Fruticose Lichens
- 27. Cladoniiform Lichens
- 28. Crustose and Other “Microlichens” and Squamulose Lichens
- Bryophyte Glossary
- Lichen Glossary
- References
- Index of Common Names and General Index
- Index of Scientific Names