Flora of North America: Volume 27: Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1 - North of Mexico

Klappentext Flora of North America Volume 27 will be the first volume of three on the bryphytes (mosses! hornworts! and liverworts). Thirty-five authors treat the first half of the mosses! including 32 of the acrocarpous families! with introductory chapters on bryophyte morphology! the history of North America floristic bryology! and economic uses. The 84 species of sphagnum! of considerable economic importance! are fully treated. The number of taxa total 37 genera and621 species. The taxa are fully described and keyed! illustrated with an estimated 136 panels of detailed line drawings of two or more species each! and geographic distributions are provided at the province and state level. This is the first installment of a full compilation of the mosses for North Americasince A. J. Grout's Moss Flora of North America of 60 years ago! and will be an invaluable reference. Zusammenfassung Presents a treatment of mosses, including 32 of the acrocarpous families, with introductory chapters on bryophyte morphology, the history of North America floristic bryology, and economic uses. This book includes identification keys, descriptions, line drawings, and ecological characteristics for each of the species; distribution maps; and more.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Flora of North America Editorial Committee
• Collaboration: Flora of North America Editorial Committ (Editeur), Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Editeur)
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 02.07.2007
• EAN: 9780195318234
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531823-4
• Pages: 734
• Thèmes: Flora of North America; Flora of North America North o; Flora of North America
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Nature: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Botanique; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Botany & plant sciences, Botany and plant sciences