Structural Diversity of Bryophytes
Author : Howard Crum
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 44,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Introduction to Bryophytes
Author : Alain Vanderpoorten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107377366
Book Description
Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly acknowledged. This introductory textbook assumes no prior knowledge of bryophyte biology, making it ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as amateur botanists. The authors expertly summarise the diversity of bryophytes and outline recent advances in our understanding of their evolutionary history, their ecological roles and preferences, their distribution patterns and conservation needs. The text is highly illustrated throughout, with boxed summaries of topics of current relevance in bryophyte biology, and a glossary of technical terms.
Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland
Author : Ian Atherton
Publisher :
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 20,4 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Bryophytes
ISBN : 9780956131010
Book Description
Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts
Author : IUCN/SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group
Publisher : World Conservation Union
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 28,27 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831704669
Book Description
Bryophytes are of great importance in their ecosystems and for human well-being. They stabilize soil crust through colonization of bare grounds and rocks; they are essential in nutrient recycling, biomass production, and carbon fixing; they control water through an effective retention mechanism; and they have economic value as peat for fuel, horticulture, oil absorption, and as sources of a wide variety of chemical compounds. Bryophytes have long been used for medicinal purposes and provide a food source for reindeer, geese, ducks, sheep, musk-ox, lemmings, and other rodents. Threats include deforestation, cultivation of forests, reclamation of land, urbanization, roads, dam-building, mining, drainage of wetlands and over-grazing. This plan reviews the situation worldwide and proposes a variety of initiatives. It is aimed at those who work with and care about nature conservation, including governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as politicians and the general interested public.
Bryophyte Taxonomy
Author : Patricia Geissler
Publisher :
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 29,41 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts
Author : Ralph Pope
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781501700781
Book Description
This photo-based field guide to the more common or distinctive bryophytes of northeastern North America gives beginners the tools they need to identify most specimens without using a compound microscope.
Manual for Bryophytes
Author : Samit Ray
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2021-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1000441458
Book Description
This book will enrich the readers theoretical knowledge about the fundamental aspects of bryology. There is a great significance of bryophytes in land plant evolution, water retention, prevention of soil erosion, nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation and pollution monitoring. Considering this, the authors found it necessary to provide a basic guideline to the students to study the bryoflora. The present manual for bryophytes will provide practical guidelines for collection and recording of bryophytes, methodologies for studying it's morphology, morphometry and internal structure, modern approach to bryophytes systematics and characterization of genera, taxonomic importance of spore ornamentation as revealed by the Scanning Electron Microscopy, significance of bryophyte conservation and basic methods of in vitro study. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The Liverworts, Mosses and Ferns of Europe
Author : Wolfgang Frey
Publisher : Apollo Books
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,86 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780946589708
Book Description
This entirely new English edition, comprehensively revised and edited by T.L. Blockeel, has been translated from German, with some additional text, by the authors. In a single volume, this work provides users with the means of making at least a preliminary identification of any bryophyte or fern which they might encounter in Europe or Macaronesia.
Methods in Stream Ecology
Author : F. Richard Hauer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 49,39 MB
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080547435
Book Description
Methods in Stream Ecology, Second Edition, provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology that are ideal for teaching or conducting research. This updated edition reflects recent advances in the technology associated with ecological assessment of streams, including remote sensing. In addition, the relationship between stream flow and alluviation has been added, and a new chapter on riparian zones is also included. The book features exercises in each chapter; detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students; and taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae. With a student-friendly price, this book is key for all students and researchers in stream and freshwater ecology, freshwater biology, marine ecology, and river ecology. This text is also supportive as a supplementary text for courses in watershed ecology/science, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and landscape ecology. - Exercises in each chapter - Detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students - Taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae - Link from Chapter 22: FISH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION to an interactive program for assessing and modeling fish numbers
Bryophyte Biology
Author : Bernard Goffinet
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 44,63 MB
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107377285
Book Description
Bryophyte Biology provides an extensive overview of the hornworts, liverworts, and mosses; diverse groups of land plants that occupy a great variety of habitats throughout the world. This edition covers essential aspects of bryophyte biology, from morphology, physiological ecology and conservation, to speciation, and genomics. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters complement fully updated chapters from the original book to provide a completely up-to-date resource. New chapters focus on the contributions of 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. Written by leaders in the field, this book offers an authoritative treatment of bryophyte biology, with rich citation of the current literature, suitable for advanced students and researchers.
