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The author provides full descriptions of the plants and descriptions of their ecology and habitats, as well as accounts of the localities, including nature walks and sites of interest and with fascinating anecdotes concerning the history of the areas described. ... Read more

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This volume presents a synthesis of new information about the responses of bryophytes and lichens to changing environmental conditions, particularly those brought about by human activities. Bryophytes and lichens are often treated independently, but as they commonly exist in association with each other and share similar characteristics, they are here described together.The environmental sensitivity of both types of organisms is truly remarkable. At various times the use of one group or the other has been recommended to indicate the presence of particular mineral deposits (geological prospecting), soil and site conditions (forestry), level of atmosphere and aquatic pollutants (biomonitoring), ages of rock surfaces (lichenometry), and historical continuity of forests cover (bioindication). Topics covered in this book include physiology, distribution, ecological function, and response to pollution and land management of these organisms. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1868Original Publisher: NimmoNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: THE SHETLAND FOWLER.E rocks are rugged, forbidding, and bare, And none but the fowler may venture there ; But sorrow and want are the shades that brood O'er the home where his children cry for food.To nature he turns -- he is nature's child,And will dare to invade those grey cliffs wild,He will dare to climb to the sea-birds' nest,Where he'll pluck the down from the brooding breast,To warm the nestlings he loves the best.He scans each crag with an eager eye, Above is the blue of a summer sky, Beneath rolls the ocean whose foamy crest Showers spray on the cliff by the eagle's nest. And the red flush mounts to the fowler's brow, He has found what he vainly sought till now, The eyry of eagles. No thought he hath Of the death that lurks by the rocky path. THE SHETLAND FOWLER. 25With a dauntless mien, but a cautious tread, He mounts the rude rockway without a dread ; No foot, save of wild bird, hath rested there, He goes where the boldest could never dare. The eagle soars from his home to the sky, And loudly screams his defiant cry ; For the spoiler hath breathlessly paused to rest, Where lingers the mate on the ancient nest. The man stands alone on that dizzy height, And the bird lies vanquished by human might, 'Twas a dauntless feat, and 'twas bravely done ; He dared all danger -- he dared and won. HASCOSS OF NORWAY.Norwegian stormy mountains Came a lonely stranger here, Claiming from his brother Norsemen, Welcome, shelter, home, and cheer. Gloom was on his careworn forehead, Sorrow lurked within his eye, Break... ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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The past few years have seen unprecendented growth in theknowledge of the world’s lichens, and the diverstity of lichens andtheir associated fungi have received worldwide scrutiny, Lichenologyis now a lively area of scientific enquiry, with many activelygrowinhg fileds of interest such as systematics, biodiversity,chemistry, molecular biology, ecology, physiology, conservation,biodeterioration, and biological monitoring (Hawksworth 1995,Scheidegger et al. 1995, Nash 1996).The refinement and increasingaccessibility of sensitive techniques of chemical analysis and ofmolecular biology now underpin new approaches to lichen systematics,leading to more natural arrangements of taxa.Many new genera havebeen proposed, and many old generic names are being resurrected asseveral large, heterogeneous genera (e.g. Lecidea, Lecanora, andParmelia) have been divided into smaller and more narrowly definedunites.In the Northern Hemisphere, where the greatest effort inlichen systematics is still expended, the rapid pace of taxonomicchange (reflected most often in name-changes) has spawned a series ofnew lichen checklists such as those for the continental United Statesand Canada (Esslinger & Egan 1995), Sweden and Norway (Santesson1993), Great Britain and Ireland (Purvis et al. 1993), and Italyl(Nimis 1993), to mention the most extensive.As Nimis notes, “Thefrequency of nomenclatural changes which characterizes modernlichenology is often seen as an annoying fact, especially bybeginners; however, this is also an indication of the very good healthof modern lichen taxonomy” (1993: 45). ... Read more

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Lichen reference book
Not exactly a rivetting read, but does a good job in listing all NZ lichens with good pix and good descriptions.For its specialised purpose very good and probably unbeatable.Format is a flip over lay flat book.

New Zealand lichens - a magnificent book
The New Zealand lichens checklist, key, and glossary is the most magnificent checklist ever made. Actually, it is probably the most inspiring book on lichens to date. The coloured photos and thewell-illustrated glossary makes it very useful for everyone dealing withlichens, not only for New Zealanders. This book should be available in alluniversity libraries. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1894 edition by the British Museum, London. ... Read more