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LICHENS OF IRELAND

Written by Paul Whelan
Published by The Collins Press in 2011
ISBN: 9781848891371

£ 90.00 Photo of LICHENS OF IRELAND- Stock Number: 1831240 View more images

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1831240
2012. Softcover. 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. ISBN: 9781848891371. Reprint. Minor knock to top edges, corners lightly bumped. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

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£ 100.00 Photo of LICHENS OF IRELAND- Stock Number: 1327670 View more images

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1327670
2012. Softcover. 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. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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Front cover

Cover of LICHENS OF IRELAND by Paul Whelan

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