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FERNS (NN 74)

Written by Christopher N. Page
Published by Collins in 1988
ISBN: 0002193833

FERNS (NN 74)
Written by Christopher N. Page.
Stock no. 1823173
1st. 1988. Hardback. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 74. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 160 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193833. Boards clean and bright. Minor grubby mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is usual) else clean and bright.

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Front cover

Cover of FERNS (NN 74) by Christopher N. Page

Contents

  • Editor's Preface
  • Author's Preface
  • 1. Our Fern-Rich Heritage
  • 2. The History of Pteridology
  • 3. The Influences of Climate and Soil on Pteridophyte Range
  • 4. Other Influences on Pteridophyte Range
  • 5. Coastal Pteridophytes
  • 6. The Pteridophytes of Man-made Landscapes
  • 7. Woodland Pteridophytes
  • 8. Wetland Pteridophytes
  • 9. Pteridophytes of Grasslands and Rock Outcrops
  • 10. Pteridophytes of Heath and Moorland
  • 11. Pteridophytes of Lower Mountain Habitats
  • 12. Pteridophytes of Upper Mountain Habitats
  • 13. Pteridophyte of the Atlantic Fringe
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Index