England's Rare Mosses and Liverworts : Their History, Ecology, and Conservation /

This is the first book to cover England's rare and threatened mosses and liverworts, collectively known as bryophytes. As a group, they are the most ancient land plants and occupy a unique position in the colonization of the Earth by plant life. However, many are at risk from habitat loss, poll...

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Auteur principal: Porley, Ron D.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Moose
Bedrohte Pflanzen
Rare mosses.
Liverworts.
Bryophytes.
NATURE > Plants > General.
Hepatiques > Grande-Bretagne.
Mousses rares > Grande-Bretagne.
Bryophytes > Grande-Bretagne.
Liverworts > Great Britain.
Rare mosses > Great Britain.
Bryophytes > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • What are bryophytes and why are they important?
  • Rarity in bryophytes
  • Conservation measures
  • People and bryophyte conservation
  • The Red List
  • Overview of threatened English bryophytes
  • Introduction
  • A-D
  • E-P
  • R-Z
  • Losses
  • the English extinctions
  • APPENDIX 1: British Red List species with post-2000 Welsh and Scottish records but not seen in England for over 50 years (Hill et al., 2008)
  • APPENDIX 2: Species' Status Summary
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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