Moss and lichen / Elizabeth Lawson.

Main entry:

Lawson, Elizabeth (Naturalist), author.

Title & Author:

Moss and lichen / Elizabeth Lawson.

Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2024.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.

Series:

Reaktion's botanical series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-244) and index.
The cryptogamic carpet -- Curious vegetation -- Moss : versatile minimalist -- Lichen : complex individuality -- Cosmopolitan extremophiles -- Bogland -- Literary ecology -- Curious observers : a field trip -- #moss#lichen.

Summary:

This book is a fascinating exploration of mosses and lichens, celebrating the extraordinary biology, beauty and resilience of these unassuming organisms. Endowed with unique superpowers, from enduring dessication to thriving in extreme habitats, they defy easy categorization. Mosses, integral to the plant kingdom, and lichens, a kingdom unto themselves, colonize a great variety of landscapes, from rainforests to deserts and urban pavements. Neglected in the past for their lack of flowers, these organisms now garner recognition for their significant role in maintaining the health of our world's ecosystem. Elizabeth Lawson's book shows how they shape landscapes, prevent erosion and sequester carbon, and surveys the biologists, artists and writers who celebrate their importance. Moss and Lichen inspires a newfound appreciation for these unsung heroes of the natural world.--Back cover.

ISBN:

9781789149395 (hardcover)
1789149398 (hardcover)

Subject:

Mosses.
Lichens.
Mousses.
Champignons.
lichens (Fungi)

Added entries:

Botanical (Reaktion Books (Firm))

Holdings:

Location: Library main
Copy: 1
Status: On Order

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