Lichens of Ireland : an illustrated introduction to over 250 species / Paul Whelan.
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TextPublication details: Doughcloyne, Wilton, Cork : The Collins Press, 2011.Description: 154 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781848891371 (pbk.)
- 1848891377 (pbk.)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 579.7094 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100501320 | ||
| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 579.7094 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100501338 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology, describing over 250 Irish species with color photographs and a guide to chemical tests, fieldwork, and how to heek a herbarium.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.
This is a stimulating guide to over 200 Irish lichens. The book features colour photographs and maps to aid identification. Each description includes appropriate spot test results, spore size, and notes on the habitat/substrate that the lichen is most likely to occupy, and much more.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. iv)
- Introduction (p. v)
- Part 1 Biology and Ecology
- What are lichens? (p. 2)
- Defining a lichen
- A little more detail
- Damsel-tyrant duality Naming lichens
- Mycobionts: fungi
- Photobionts: algae and cyanobacteria Morphs
- Thallus anatomy
- Growth forms and colours (p. 7)
- Growth forms
- Crustose lichens
- Foliose lichens
- Fruticose lichens (p. f)
- Squamulose lichens
- Lichen colours
- Lichen sexual reproduction (p. 12)
- Sexual reproduction in ascomycete lichens:
- Life cycle of ascomycete lichens
- Apothecia
- Structure of an apothecium
- Apothecial variations
- Perithecia
- Spore size and the micron Basidiomycete lichens
- Spore dispersal
- Asexual reproduction (vegetative) (p. 17)
- Fragmentation
- Soredia (and soralia)
- Isidia
- Schizidia
- Pycnidia
- Blastidia Non-reproductive bits
- A practical approach (p. 22)
- 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 septae and spore size
- Ecology of lichens (p. 26)
- 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 2 Alphabetic Photographic Guide to Selected Lichens
- Species descriptions (p. 42)
- References (p. 152)
- Internet Resources (p. 153)