A practical Field Guide to the common lichens found in the Northeastern megalopolis, including New York City, Toronto, Boston/New Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, D.
C., and as far west as Chicago A must-read for all who seek the wonders and diversity of nature in the city.
The descriptions, exquisite photographs, and line drawings will enable users to enter the hidden world of lichens..
Divided into three sections -- lichen basics, including their biology, chemistry, morphology, and role in human history; species accounts and descriptions; and an illustrated glossary, index, and references for further reading -- the book aims to connect city dwellers and visitors with the natural world around them.
This Guide is the first to introduce Urban naturalists to over 60 of the common lichens now found in cities and Urban areas throughout Northeastern North America--in parks and schoolyards, on streets, and in open spaces.
Extremely sensitive to air pollution, they have returned to cities from which they were absent for decades until the air became cleaner.
There are over 20,000 identified species performing essential ecosystem services worldwide.
Accessible, clear, and packed with invitations to curiosity.--David George Haskell, author and winner of The John Burroughs Medal for The Songs of Trees Lichens are dynamic, symbiotic organisms formed by close cooperation between fungi and algae.
A practical Field Guide to the common lichens found in the Northeastern megalopolis, including New York City, Toronto, Boston/New Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, D.
C., and as far west as Chicago A must-read for all who seek the wonders and diversity of nature in the city
