Bryophyte Biology

An extensive survey of hornworts, liverworts, and mosses for advanced students and researchers.

Bernard Goffinet (Author), A. Jonathan Shaw (Edited by)

9780521693226, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 October 2008

580 pages, 18 tables
24.7 x 17.5 x 2.7 cm, 1.14 kg

'… 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

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]