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Lichens of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Lichens of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Hardcover

Series: Guide to Every Family

Botany & HorticultureEdible PlantsNature Writing

Publisher Price: $32.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 9, 2027

ISBN10: 0691280452
ISBN13: 9780691280455
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Feb 9 2027
Pages: 240
Language: English

A magnificently illustrated guide to the world's extraordinary diversity of lichens

Lichens are not autonomous organisms but a symbiotic partnership between fungi and photosynthetic algae or cyanobacteria. With more than 20,000 species found across the globe, they are an enormously successful life-form, capable of surviving in some of the harshest environments on the planet. This book provides a wide-ranging look at the 117 currently accepted families of lichen-forming fungi. The introductory section covers topics ranging from the biological structure of lichens to their lifecycle and symbiotic relationships with other organisms. This is followed by a fact-filled directory profiling at least one exemplar genus of each family and highlighting its unique characteristics. Lichens of the World is a self-contained reference for scientists, naturalists, and anyone interested in lichens.

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