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Keys to Lichens of North America / Irwin M. Brodo ; photographs by Sylvia Duran Sharnoff and Stephen Sharnoff ; drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brodo, Irwin M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lichens--Identification--North America.
- Lichens.
- North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (440 p.)
- Edition:
- Revised and expanded.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London, [England] : Yale University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Created in response to requests from longtime users, this addition to the acclaimed reference to North American lichens compiles updated and expanded keys for the identification of these fascinating organisms. An ideal laboratory resource, it covers over 2,000 species of lichens indigenous to the continent. There is no comparable volume available for classroom, workshop, or private use. A glossary is illustrated with photographs by Sylvia Duran Sharnoff and Stephen Sharnoff and drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque, all from the original book. The revised keys are an indispensable identification tool for botanists, students, scientists, and enthusiasts alike.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Identification Keys to Genera and Major Groups; Key to Keys; Key A: Fruticose Lichens; Key B: Dwarf Fruticose Lichens; Key C: Sterile Crustose Lichens; Key D: Crustose Perithecial Lichens and Lichens with Ascomata Resembling Perithecia; Key E: Crustose Script Lichens; Key F: Crustose Disk Lichens; Key G: Squamulose Lichens; Key H: Umbilicate and Fan-Shaped Lichens; Key I: Jelly Lichens; Key J: Orange to Yellow or Yellowish Green Foliose Lichens; Key K: Foliose Lichens That Are Not Umbilicate, Jelly-Like, or Yellowish; Identification Keys to Species
- GlossaryA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Literature Cited; Index to Names of Genera and Species; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Figures; Plates
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 21, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-300-21625-4
- OCLC:
- 945610077
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