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

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TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 303 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780511650802
0511650809
0511539290
9780511539299
9780511540134
0511540132
9780511626838
0511626835
0511738951
9780511738951
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9781282391130
9786612391132
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0511646720
9780511646720
0511538464
9780511538469

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to bryophytes.DDC classification:

588 22

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QK533 .I57 2009eb

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Contents:

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

Scope and content: "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."--NHBS Environment Bookstore.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-293) and index.

"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."--NHBS Environment Bookstore.