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Lichen Biology.

Fully updated with four new chapters, this is a valuable lichenology reference for students and researchers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nash, Thomas H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the second edition; 1 Introduction; 2 Photobionts; 3 Mycobionts; 4 Thallus morphology and anatomy; 5 Morphogenesis; 6 Sexual reproduction in lichen-forming ascomycetes; 7 Biochemistry and secondary metabolites; 8 Stress physiology and the symbiosis; 9 Physiological ecology of carbon dioxide exchange; 10 The carbon economy of lichens; 11 Nitrogen, its metabolism and potential contribution to ecosystems; 12 Nutrients, elemental accumulation, and mineral cycling; 13 Individuals and populations of lichens.
  • 14 Environmental role of lichens15 Lichen sensitivity to air pollution; 16 Lichen biogeography; 17 Systematics of lichenized fungi; Appendix: Culture methods for lichens and lichen symbionts; References; Taxon index; Subject index.