Moss flora of China : English version

Moss flora of China : English version
Author: Chien Gao
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781930723573

China has about 2,500 species of mosses and has the richest and the most diverse moss flora in the Northern Temperate zone. This number is about 20% of all the mosses currently recognized in the world. Knowledge of the Chinese moss flora, like that of the vascular plant flora, is of importance to the understanding of the underlying dynamics of past plant migrations, vegetational history, and the significance of the local refugia in Asia. This volume treats 32 genera and 206 specific and infraspecific taxa. The following taxa are treated: Bryaceae, Mniaceae, Rhizogoniaceae, Hypnodendraceae, Aulacomniaceae, Meesiaceae, Bartramiaceae, Spiridentaceae, and Timmiaceae.

Moss Flora of China

Moss Flora of China
Author: Chien Gao
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

China has about 2,500 species of mosses and has the richest and the most diverse moss flora in the Northern Temperate zone. This number is about 20% of all the mosses currently recognized in the world. Knowledge of the Chinese moss flora, like that of the vascular plant flora, is of importance to the understanding of the underlying dynamics of past plant migrations, vegetational history, and the significance of the local refugia in Asia. Volume 1 treats the families Sphagnaceae, Andreaceae, Archidiaceae, Ditrichaceae, Bryoxiphiaceae, Seligeraceae, Dicranaceae, and the Leucobryaceae.

Current Progress in Biological Research

Current Progress in Biological Research
Author: Marina Silva-Opps
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9535110977

Current Progress in Biological Research presents new insights into key topics from different areas of the biological sciences. Some of the topics covered in the book are antibiotic susceptibility, genomic rearrangement, historical biogeography, biogeographic patterns, endemism and the use of microorganisms for pest control. The book is an interesting collection of 16 original research articles written by respected experts in their fields. It is hoped that readers will be stimulated and challenged by the contents of this book.

Illustrated Moss Flora of Antarctica

Illustrated Moss Flora of Antarctica
Author: Ryszard Ochyra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 711
Release: 2008-11-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521814022

Mosses are a major component of the vegetation in ice-free coastal regions of Antarctica. They play an important role in the colonisation of ice-free terrain, accumulation of organic matter, release of organic exudates, and also provide a food and habitat resource for invertebrates. They serve as model organisms for physiological experiments designed to elucidate problems of plant cold tolerance and survival mechanisms and for monitoring biological responses to climate change. This Flora provides the first comprehensive description, with keys, of all known species and varieties of moss in the Antarctic biome. It has involved microscopic examination of around 10,000 specimens from Antarctica and, for comparison, from other continents. All species are illustrated by detailed line drawings, alongside information about their reproductive status, ecology, and distribution. This is an invaluable resource for bryologists worldwide, as well as to Antarctic botanists and other terrestrial biologists.

Research in Biodiversity

Research in Biodiversity
Author: Igor Pavlinov
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2011-10-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9533077948

The book covers several topics of biodiversity researches and uses, containing 17 chapters grouped into 5 sections. It begins with an interesting chapter considering the ways in which the very biodiversity could be thought about. Noteworthy is the chapter expounding pretty original "creativity theory of ecosystem". There are several chapters concerning models describing relation between ecological niches and diversity maintenance, the factors underlying avian species imperilment, and diversity turnover rate of a local beetle group. Of special importance is the chapter outlining a theoretical model for morphological disparity in its most widened treatment. Several chapters consider regional aspects of biodiversity in Europe, Asia, Central and South America, among them an approach for monitoring conservation of the regional tropical phytodiversity in India is of special importance. Of interest is also a chapter considering the history of the very idea of biodiversity emergence in ecological researches.

Bryophytes

Bryophytes
Author: Matt von Konrat
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2010
Genre: Bryophytes
ISBN: 186977597X

The Plants of China

The Plants of China
Author: De-Yuan Hong
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2015-04-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107070171

A unique addition to the botanical literature, this book presents the flora of China in its astonishing diversity.

Progress in Botany

Progress in Botany
Author: Joachim W. Kadereit
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642568491

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, and vegetation science.