Lichens
"The book starts by looking at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. It then goes on to describe what lichens are, and how they grow and reproduce. A detailed survey is then given of the range of habitats in which lichens can be found: on trees, rocks, heaths and moors, chalk and limestone, mountains, rivers, lakes, the coast, walls and buildings, most famously on churches and in churchyards. Drawing on his broad experience in this field, Gilbert a…
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- Full title :Lichens / Oliver Gilbert.
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"The book starts by looking at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. It then goes on to describe what lichens are, and how they grow and reproduce. A detailed survey is then given of the range of habitats in which lichens can be found: on trees, rocks, heaths and moors, chalk and limestone, mountains, rivers, lakes, the coast, walls and buildings, most famously on churches and in churchyards. Drawing on his broad experience in this field, Gilbert also discusses the susceptibility of lichens to air pollution, and how they can be used to detect levels of environmental pollution."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2000.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):HarperCollins
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:288 pages, 16 pages of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0002200813, 9780002200813, 0002200821, 9780002200820
- oclc:ocm43187352
- LC Classification:QK589
- Dewey Decimal:579.70941
Table of Contents
1. Our Lichen Heritage -- 2. What is a Lichen? -- 3. Creatures That Need Lichens -- 4. Lichens and Air Pollution -- 5. Trees, Woods and People -- 6. Acid Rock -- 7. Heaths and Moors -- 8. Chalk and Limestone -- 9. Village, Church and Farmland -- 10. Work, Wealth and Wheels -- 11. Discovering the Montane Lichen Flora -- 12. Rivers and Lakes -- 13. Coastal Habitats.
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