A Field key to Common Churchyard Lichens

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Share| A Field Key to Common Churchyard Lichens Code: 029047 A practical illustrated field key to identification of lichens commonly found in churchyards and on stone, fences and gates. The result of three years of extensive research and testing, this guide is fully illustrated throughout and enables nearly 190 species of lichen to be identified in the field by people of all levels of experience. It covers lichens on stone, soil and wooden structures such as gates, fences and benches. Colour plates Contents and scope What is a lichen? Why are churchyards important for lichens? Fieldwork in churchyards Collecting Method 1: Quick start to identification using the photographs Method 2: Using the table of characters Method 3: Using the main key to identify churchyard lichens Taxa included in the main key Basic substrates and fruticose Basic substrates and foliose Basic substrates and crustose Basic substrates and leprose or powdery Acid stone or on mosses and soil Acid substrates, fruticose or erect to pendent foliose Acid substrates, foliose, not completely erect or pendent Acid substrates and crustose Acid substrates and leprose or powdery Common lichens found on soil and mosses Lichens growing directly on sawn wood Author: Frank S Dobson Publication date: 2006 Edition: 2 Format: Spiralbound paperback Dimensions: 180 x 250 mm Pages: 38 Illustrations: Colour photographs and line drawings ISBN-10: 0954232429 ISBN-13/EAN: 9780954232429 Publisher: Frank S Dobson  £11.50 In stock - available on standard or express delivery

Botany | Botany - Books |  A Field key to Common Churchyard Lichens