In the humid forests of Cape Horn, a single tree can host more than 100 species of little epiphyte plants. The floor of the forest and the rocks are also covered by numerous species of liverworts, mosses, and lichens. The decision to stop at a tree or rock and explore these "miniature forests" generates an authentic ecotourism experience. This guidebook enhances exploration by providing information to understand the architecture, life cycles, and identification of taxonomic groups of the organisms that form them.
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"This book is an extremely important contribution that promotes the appreciation of how important bryophytes and lichens are in high latitude ecosystems. The complementary photographs showing a more long-distance habitat shot, plus a close-up more like one might see with a hand lens, are quite nice." - Jon Shaw, professor of biology, Duke University.
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 165 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-1-57441-448-6 (9781574414486)
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Bernard Goffinet is professor of biology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and editor-in-chief of the journal The Bryologist.
Ricardo Rozzi is professor in philosophy and religion studies at the University of North Texas, and director of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program.
Lily Lewis is a doctoral student in bryophytes.
William Buck is senior curator at the New York Botanical Garden.
Francisca Massardo is director of the Omora Ethnobotanical Park, Chile.
