Mosses, Lichens & Ferns of Northwest North America
Author: Dale H. Vitt
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780029596661
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dale H. Vitt
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780029596661
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dale H. Vitt
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub.
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780919433410
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discover the world of mosses, liverworts, lichens and ferns. Contains descriptions of the major vegetation zones and species distribution maps. Habitats are described in detail and each plant group is keyed.
Author: Howard Crum
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9780231045162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This represents 25 years of work and close collaboration between the authors and gives a detailed taxonomic treatment of and identification guide to the mosses of the Eastern Deciduous Forest of North America. To extend the usefulness of the work some species likely to be found in peninsular Florida, The Central Prairies, and the Hudson Bay Lowlands are also included. Because of considerable topographic and vegetational diversity within the Eastern Deciduous Forest the book is also nearly complete for the entire Boreal Forest and the Rocky Mountains. With over 600 line drawings this work is an invaluable guide for any bryologist.
Author: Karl B McKnight
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-02-21
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1400845882
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
Author: Andy MacKinnon
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781551055305
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The classic authority on plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Author: Kem Luther
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780870718441
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In atmospheric science, a boundary layer is the band of air nearest the ground. In the Pacific Northwest, the boundary layer teems with lichens, mosses, ferns, fungi, and diminutive plants. It's an alternate, overlooked universe whose denizens author Kem Luther calls the stegnon, the terrestrial equivalent of oceanic plankton. In Boundary Layer, Luther takes a voyage of discovery through the stegnon, exploring the life forms that thrive there and introducing readers to the scientists who study them. With a keen ear for conversation and an eye for salient detail, the author brings a host of characters to life, people as unique and intriguing as the species inhabiting the stegnon. A pair of park employees on a windswept beach shows how the violent clash of sea and land creates a sandy home for some of the world's most endangered plants, including the almost-extinct pink sand-verbena. An expert on mosses, as ingenuous as the plants he loves, leads the author up a mountain and into a sphagnum bog. A husband and wife team, exiled by brutal repression in the wake of the Prague Spring, introduce European plant sociology to North America. A scientist, while revolutionizing the study of lichens, hides himself, hermitlike, inside one of the largest park reserves in the American West. An exhilarating mix of natural history, botanical exploration, and philosophical speculation, Boundary Layer guides readers, in the end, into the author's own landscape of metaphor. It will be welcomed by naturalists, botanists, outdoor adventurers, and anyone who savors good storytelling. Luther translates into luminous prose what boundary regions have to say, not only about the in-between places of nature, but also about the conceptual borderlands that lie between species and ecosystems, culture and nature, science and the humanities.
Author: Annie Martin
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2016-02-08
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1604697164
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Annie Martin reveals the secrets of gardening with moss, opening up a new world for home gardeners looking to add something unique and environmentally conscious to their green spaces.
Author: Nina Lovering Marshall
Publisher:
Published: 1907
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13:
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