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    Mosses of the Northern Forest
    A Photographic Guide

    Jerry Jenkins (Author)

    9781501748615

    Paperback / softback, published 15 April 2020

    176 pages, 1435 color photos, 1321 diagrams - 1435 Illustrations, color - 1321 Diagrams
    27.9 x 25.4 x 1.2 cm, 0.907 kg

    This guide is an essential companion for those interested in stewardship and conservation of the region. With multi-image composite photos that allow for unparalleled depth and clarity, this unique guide illustrates the myriad varied and beautiful—and often overlooked—mosses of the Northern Forest.

    (Northeastern Naturalist)

    This guide is an essential companion for those interested in stewardship and conservation of the region. 

    The Northern Forest Region lies between the oak forests of the eastern United States and the boreal forests of eastern Canada. It is, collectively, one of the largest and most continuous temperate forests left in the world and, like much of the biosphere, it is at risk.

    With multi-image composite photos that allow for unparalleled depth and clarity, this unique guide illustrates the myriad varied and beautiful-and often overlooked-mosses of the Northern Forest.

    •Large, easy-to-use format
    •Easily characterize and compare over 300 moss species
    •High-definition composite images, ecological diagrams, habitat keys, and a visual glossary
    •Accompanying large-scale foldout charts also available

    A complete online archive of images and articles, including digital atlases, is available at northernforestatlas.org.

    Introduction
    Visual Glossary
    About Mosses
    1. Quick Guides to Habitats
    Moss Map 1: Living Trees
    Moss Map 2: Woody Debris
    Moss Map 3: Acid Boulders
    Moss Map 4: Boreal Forest Floor
    Moss Map 5: Limy Boulder and Cobble
    Moss Map 6: Acid Ledges
    Moss Map 7: Limy Knolls and Ledges
    Moss Map 8: Rocky Woodland Stream
    Moss Map 9: Forest Floor in a Medium-Fertility Swamp
    Moss Map 10: Bog Pond, Open Bog, Spruce-Tamarack Swamp
    Moss Map 11: Rich Fen, Cedar Swamp
    2. Quick Guides to Acrocarps
    About Acrocarps
    Dominant Acrocarps
    Acrocarps With Distinctive Shoots
    Acrocarps With Distinctive Leaves
    Ordinary Acrocarps With Sharp-Tipped Linear-Lanceolate Leaves
    Ordinary Acrocarps With Lanceolate Leaves
    Ordinary Acrocarps With Long-Tipped Leaves
    Ordinary Acrocarps With Oval or Oboval Leaves
    Acrocarps With Gemmae or Brood Branchesor Leaves Whose Tips Break Off
    Acrocarp Capsules
    3. Quick Guides to Pleurocarps
    About Pleurocarps
    Dominant Upland Pleurocarps
    Dominant wetland and Stream-Bank Pleurocarps
    Treelike Pleurocarps
    Pleurocarps With Pinnate Branches
    Pleurocarps With Flattened Shoots
    Worm-Branched Pleurocarps
    Shaggy Pleurocarps
    Small Stringy Pleurocarps
    Straight-Leaved Pleurocarps With Slender Leaf Tips
    Broad-Leaved Pleurocarps With Oval or Oblong Leaves
    Falcate-Secund Pleurocarps, Not Pinnate
    Pleurocarps With Brood Branches
    Pleurocarp Capsules
    4. Quick Guides to Sphagnum
    About Sphagnum
    The Sections of Sphagnum
    Colored Sphagnums
    Dominant Sphagnums, Covering Large Areas
    Sphagnums With Distinctive Heads
    Sphagnums With Distinctive Branches and Branch Leaves
    Sphagnums With Recurved Branch Leaves
    Sphagnums With Distinctive Stem Leaves
    Two Difficult Species
    5. Systematic Sections
    Acrocarps
    Pleurocarps
    Sphagnum
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