1st Edition

Handbook of Lichenology Volume 1

298 Pages

by CRC Press

298 Pages

by CRC Press

298 Pages

by CRC Press

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First published in 1988: This easy-to-read handbook provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on lichens. The structure of lichens and their dual nature is explained, as well as the physiology of interaction of the symbionts. The way lichens reproduce and their ecology is included, with methods for cultivating them and their isolated symbionts. Extremely useful as a text of... Read more

Section 1: Introduction

1. The True nature Lichens – A Historical Survey

Jacob Lorch

Section 2: Lichen Components

2A. The Fungal Partner

David L. Hawksworth

2B. The Algal Partner

Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess

Section 3: The Lichen Thallus

3. The Lichen Thallus

Hans Martin Jahns

Section 4: The Fungus-Alga Relation