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Title

Introduction to bryophytes / edited by Alain Vanderpoorten and Bernard Goffinet.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Goffinet, Bernard.
• Vanderpoorten, Alain.

Description

viii, 303 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.

Summary

"Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly acknowledged. This introductory textbook assumes no prior knowledge of bryophyte biology, making it ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as amateur botanists. The authors expertly summarise the diversity of bryophytes and outline recent advances in our understanding of their evolutionary history, their ecological roles and preferences, their distribution patterns and conservation needs. The text is highly illustrated throughout, with boxed summaries of topics of current relevance in bryophyte biology, and a glossary of technical terms."--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

Bryophytes

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-293) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Evolutionary significance of bryophytes -- Ecological significance of bryophytes -- Liverworts -- Mosses -- Hornworts -- Biogeography -- Ecology -- Physiological ecology -- Bryophytes in a changing world -- Conservation biology.

ISBN

• 9780521877121 (hardback)
• 9780521700733 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2008054301

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library