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Bryophyte Biology

2nd Edition

Author: Bernard Goffinet, University of Connecticut
Editor: A. Jonathan Shaw, Duke University, North Carolina

Barbara Crandall-Stotler, Raymond E. Stotler, David G. Long, Bernard Goffinet, William R. Buck, A. Jonathan Shaw, Karen S. Renzaglia, Juan Carlos Villarreal A. R. Joel Duff, Brent D. Mishler, Dean G. Kelch, Andrew C. Cuming, Michael C. F. Proctor, Mel J. Oliver, Jeff W. Bates, Dale H. Vitt, R. Kelman Wieder, Hakan Rydin, A. Jonathan Shaw, Alain Vanderpoorten, Tomas Hallingbäck

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Date Published: October 2008
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521693226

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Bryophyte Biology provides an extensive overview of the hornworts, liverworts, and mosses; diverse groups of land plants that occupy a great variety of habitats throughout the world. This edition covers essential aspects of bryophyte biology, from morphology, physiological ecology and conservation, to speciation, and genomics. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters complement fully updated chapters from the original book to provide a completely up-to-date resource. New chapters focus on the contributions of Physcomitrella to plant genomic research, population ecology of bryophytes, mechanisms of drought tolerance, a phylogenomic perspective on land plant evolution, and problems and progress of bryophyte speciation and conservation. Written by leaders in the field, this book offers an authoritative treatment of bryophyte biology, with rich citation of the current literature, suitable for advanced students and researchers.
- Up-to-date classifications of mosses, liverworts and hornworts based on the latest molecular results
- Coverage of all aspects of bryophyte biology by experts in the field.
- The book is rich in references to primary literature, providing an entry point for more intensive research
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'I strongly recommend this bryophyte book to biology students and botanists, and to anyone interested in bryophytes.' Journal of Plant Physiology
'… a true gem of a book …What this book does it to take the reader to the very limits of what is known and provides tantalising glimpses of what needs to be done next. … Every chapter has an extensive bibliography citing the primary literature which is of enormous importance to the busy researcher.' Journal of Biological Education
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: October 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521693226
- length: 580 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 175 x 27 mm
- weight: 1.14kg
- contains: 18 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Morphology and classification of the Marchantiophyta Barbara Crandall-Stotler, Raymond E. Stotler and David G. Long
2. Morphology and classification of the Bryophyta Bernard Goffinet, William R. Buck and A. Jonathan Shaw
3. New insights into morphology, anatomy and systematics of hornworts Karen S. Renzaglia, Juan Carlos Villarreal A. and R. Joel Duff
4. Phylogenomics and early land plant evolution Brent D. Mishler and Dean G. Kelch
5. Mosses as model organisms for developmental, cellular and molecular biology Andrew C. Cuming
6. Physiological ecology Michael C. F. Proctor
7. Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in bryophytes Mel J. Oliver
8. Mineral nutrition and substratum ecology Jeff W. Bates
9. The structure and function of bryophyte dominated peatlands Dale H. Vitt and R. Kelman Wieder
10. Population and community ecology of bryophytes Hakan Rydin
11. Bryophyte species and speciation A. Jonathan Shaw
12. Conservation biology of bryophytes Alain Vanderpoorten and Tomas Hallingbäck.
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Bernard Goffinet, University of Connecticut
Bernard Goffinet completed his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, Canada. As a research associate of Dr A. J. Shaw he pursued his interest in the phylogeny of mosses, with a special focus on the evolution of entomophily in the dung mosses. He joined the University of Connecticut in 1999, where he is an associate professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He has co-authored nearly 70 publications. His current research spans choroplast genome evolution in liverworts, the phylogenetic history of the new model taxon, Physcomitrella patens, as well as the evolution of multisymbiosis in lichen-forming fungi.
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A. Jonathan Shaw, Duke University, North Carolina
A. Jonathan Shaw earned his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Michigan. He was a Post-doctoral Associate at the Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution and in the Department of Botany, Duke University, before taking a faculty position in the Biology Department of Ithaca College in 1989. In 1996 he joined the Botany Department (now Biology) at Duke University, where he is currently a Professor. He serves as an Associate Editor for several scientific journals and as Chairman for the Board of Directors, Highlands Biological Station. He has published over 130 scientific papers and book chapters. His research interests include the systematics and phylogenetics of mosses and liverworts and population genetics of peat mosses (Sphagnum).
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Barbara Crandall-Stotler, Raymond E. Stotler, David G. Long, Bernard Goffinet, William R. Buck, A. Jonathan Shaw, Karen S. Renzaglia, Juan Carlos Villarreal A. R. Joel Duff, Brent D. Mishler, Dean G. Kelch, Andrew C. Cuming, Michael C. F. Proctor, Mel J. Oliver, Jeff W. Bates, Dale H. Vitt, R. Kelman Wieder, Hakan Rydin, A. Jonathan Shaw, Alain Vanderpoorten, Tomas Hallingbäck