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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
A Jonathan Shaw; Bernard Goffinet |
ISBN: | 0521667941 9780521667944 0521660971 9780521660976 |
OCLC Number: | 702194254 |
Description: | x, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | List of contributors; Preface; 1. Anatomy, development, and classification of hornworts Karen S. Renzaglia and Kevin C. Vaughn; 2. Morphology and classification of the Marchantiophyta Barbara Crandall-Stotler and Raymond E. Stotler; 3. Morphology and classification of mosses William R. Buck and Bernard Goffinet; 4. Origin and phylogenetic relationships of bryophytes Bernard Goffinet; 5. Chemical constituents and biochemistry Rudiger Mues; 6. Molecular genetic studies of moss species David Cove; 7. Control of morphogenesis in bryophytes Michael L. Christianson; 8. Physiological ecology M. C. F. Proctor; 9. Mineral nutrition, substratum ecology and pollution J. W. Bates; 10. Peatlands: ecosystems dominated by bryophytes Dale H. Vitt; 11. Role of bryophyte-dominated ecosystems in the global carbon budget K. P. O'Niell; 12. Population ecology, population genetics, and microevolution A. Jonathan Shaw and B. Goffinet; 13. Biogeography and conservation of bryophytes Benito C. Tan and Tamas Pocs; Index. |
Responsibility: | edited by A. Jonathan Shaw and Bernard Goffinet. |
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'I strongly recommend this bryophyte book to biology students and botanists, and to anyone interested in bryophytes.' Journal of Plant Physiology "A long-needed book...Well-referenced to the technical literature. Serves as a key anchoring point as future research efforts unfold. An essential book for all bryologists!" Northeastern Naturalist Read more...
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