Handbook of Lichenology: Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9780367261658 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 298 str.

Margalith Galun

Opis

First published in 1988: This easy-to-read handbook provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on lichens. The structure of lichens and their dual nature is explained, as well as the physiology of interaction of the symbionts.

Spis treści

Section 1: Introduction  1. The True nature Lichens – A Historical Survey  Section 2: Lichen Components  2A. The Fungal Partner  2B. The Algal Partner  Section 3: The Lichen Thallus  3. The Lichen Thallus  Section 4: The Fungus-Alga Relation  4. The Fungus-Alga Relation  Section 5: Reproduction  5A. Asci, Ascopores and Acomata  5B. Conidiomata, Conidiogenesis, and Conidia  Section 6: Lichen Physiology  6A. Carbon Metabolism  6B. Nitrogen Metabolism  6C. Lichen Enzymology 

O autorze

Margalith Galun, Ph.D. is Professor at The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science of Tel Aviv University.