Bryophyte biology / [edited by] Bernard Goffinet and A. Jonathan Shaw.

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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 565 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780511754807 (ebook)

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Bryophytes

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Electronic books.

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588 22

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QK533 .B715 2009

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Contents:

Morphology and classification of the Marchantiophyta / Barbara Crandall-Stotler, Raymond E. Stotler, and David G. Long -- Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta / Bernard Goffinet, William R. Buck, and A. Jonathan Shaw -- New insights into morphology, anatomy, and systematics of hornworts / Karen S. Renzaglia, Juan Carlos Villarreal, and R. Joel Duff -- Phylogenomics and early land plant evolution / Brent D. Mishler and Dean G. Kelch -- Mosses as model organisms for developmental, cellular, and molecular biology / Andrew C. Cuming -- Physiological ecology / Michael C.F. Proctor -- Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in bryophytes / Melvin J. Oliver -- Mineral nutrition and substratum ecology / Jeff W. Bates -- The structure and function of bryophyte-dominated peatlands / Dale H. Vitt and R. Kelman Wieder -- Population and community ecology of bryophytes / Hakan Rydin -- Bryophyte species and speciation / A. Jonathan Shaw -- Conservation biology of bryophytes / Alain Vanderpoorten and Tomas Hallingbäck.

Summary: Bryophyte Biology provides an extensive overview of the hornworts, liverworts, and mosses; diverse groups of land plants that occupy a great variety of habitats throughout the world. This edition covers essential aspects of bryophyte biology, from morphology, physiological ecology and conservation, to speciation, and genomics. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters complement fully updated chapters from the original book to provide a completely up-to-date resource. New chapters focus on the contributions of Physcomitrella to plant genomic research, population ecology of bryophytes, mechanisms of drought tolerance, a phylogenomic perspective on land plant evolution, and problems and progress of bryophyte speciation and conservation. Written by leaders in the field, this book offers an authoritative treatment of bryophyte biology, with rich citation of the current literature, suitable for advanced students and researchers.

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Bryophyte Biology provides an extensive overview of the hornworts, liverworts, and mosses; diverse groups of land plants that occupy a great variety of habitats throughout the world. This edition covers essential aspects of bryophyte biology, from morphology, physiological ecology and conservation, to speciation, and genomics. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters complement fully updated chapters from the original book to provide a completely up-to-date resource. New chapters focus on the contributions of Physcomitrella to plant genomic research, population ecology of bryophytes, mechanisms of drought tolerance, a phylogenomic perspective on land plant evolution, and problems and progress of bryophyte speciation and conservation. Written by leaders in the field, this book offers an authoritative treatment of bryophyte biology, with rich citation of the current literature, suitable for advanced students and researchers.