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LICHENS OF IRELAND

by Paul Whelan

Published by The Collins Press. 2012

Slightly better than very good condition. Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index.

Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

ISBN: 9781848891371
Stock no. 1327670

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE - BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
  • What are Lichens?
  • Defining a Lichen - a Little more details - Damsel - tyrant duality
  • Naming litchens - Mycobionts: fungi - Photobionts: algae and cyanobactgeria
  • Morphs - Thallus anatomy
  • Growth forms and colours
  • Growth forms - Crustose lichens - Foliose lichens - Fruticose lichens
  • Squamulose lichens -lichen colours
  • Lichen sexual reproduction
  • Sexual reproduction in ascomycete lichens:
  • Life cycle of ascomycete lichens - Apothecia - Structure of an apothecium
  • Apothecial variations - Perithecia - Spre size and the micron
  • Basidiomycete lichens
  • Spore dispersal
  • Asexual reproduction (vegetative)
  • Fragementation - Soredia (and soralia) - Isidia - Schizidia - Pychnidia - Blastidia -
  • Non-reproductive bits
  • A Practical approach
  • A guide to basic equipment - setting up your own herbarium
  • Vice-county maps - lichen substances and spot tests
  • Spot tests and how to apply them - Ultraviolet light (UV) - Microscopes
  • How to section an apothecium - Spore septa and spore size
  • Ecology of lichens
  • Ireland's geology - Where are these rocks? - Climate and substrates
  • Oceanic climate - Lichen substrates - Saxicolous lichens - Corticolous lichens
  • Bryophytes and dead vegetation
  • Lichen habitat types in Ireland
  • Lichens and pollution - Importance of lichens in an ecosystem
  • Some conservation pointers
  • Lichen communities and habitats
  • Lobarion community - Graphidion community - Parmelion community
  • The Burren Limestone - Atlantic Woodlands - Killarney - Atlantic hazel woods
  • Rocky Seashores
  • PART TWO - ALPHABETIC PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO SELECTED LICHENS
  • Species Descriptions
  • References
  • Internet Resources

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