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Lichens of Ireland and Great Britain : a visual guide to their identification / Paul Whelan

By: Whelan, Paul (Biologist) [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Holm Oak Press, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 2 volumes (vi, 556 pages; 474 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs ; 21cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781739675110 (paperback).Other title: Léicin na hÉireann agus na Breataine.Subject(s): Lichens | Microscopy | MycologyDDC classification: 579.63 WHE
Contents:
Volume 1: Biology, Ecology, Crustose Bauplan & Cladonia -- Part I: Biology and Ecology -- Part II: Species Descriptions -- Appendices and Indices.
Volume 2: Foliose, Fructicose, Leprose, Squamulose, Microscopic Methods, Lichenicolous fungi & History --Part II: (continued) Species Descriptions -- Part III: Microscopy -- Part IV: Lichenicolous Fungi -- Part V: History, Biographies and Illustrations -- Appendices and Indices.
Summary: These two volumes visualise many lichens commonly found in Ireland and Great Britain and indeed many of the described species also occur in Northern Europe, North America, Russia and Scandinavian countries. Volume I includes detailed descriptions of a large selection of both common and rare crustose species, followed by a close look at many beautiful Cladonia lichens. Volume II includes detailed descriptions of many beautiful macro species and a selection of lichenicolous (parasitic) fungi. The book is also a primer on microscopes and microscope techniques as applied specifically to lichens
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Vol info Status Barcode
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 579.63 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume 1: Biology, Ecology, Crustose Bauplan & Cladonia Available 38888000956163
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 579.63 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume 2: Foliose, Fruticose, Leprose, Squamulose, Microscopic Methods, Lichenicolous fungi & History Available 38888000951891
Total holds: 0

Set contains 2 volumes; ISBN 9781739675110 applies to the complete set.

Includes bibliographic references and index

Volume 1: Biology, Ecology, Crustose Bauplan & Cladonia -- Part I: Biology and Ecology -- Part II: Species Descriptions -- Appendices and Indices.

Volume 2: Foliose, Fructicose, Leprose, Squamulose, Microscopic Methods, Lichenicolous fungi & History --Part II: (continued) Species Descriptions -- Part III: Microscopy -- Part IV: Lichenicolous Fungi -- Part V: History, Biographies and Illustrations -- Appendices and Indices.

These two volumes visualise many lichens commonly found in Ireland and Great Britain and indeed many of the described species also occur in Northern Europe, North America, Russia and Scandinavian countries. Volume I includes detailed descriptions of a large selection of both common and rare crustose species, followed by a close look at many beautiful Cladonia lichens. Volume II includes detailed descriptions of many beautiful macro species and a selection of lichenicolous (parasitic) fungi. The book is also a primer on microscopes and microscope techniques as applied specifically to lichens