Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians / / Warren J. Perdrizet, Joseph R. Rohrer, Kirsten McKnight Ward, Karl B McKnight.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: McKnight, Karl B,; Rohrer, Joseph R.,; Ward, Kirsten McKnight,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Field Guides ; 86
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.) :; 400+ color photos. 600+ line illus.

This is the first book to help general readers recognize 200 common mosses of the Northeast and the Appalachian Mountains. With just this field guide, a hand lens, and a spray bottle--no microscopes necessary--readers will be able to identify and name many of the common species of mosses growing in the region's backyards, parks, forests, wetlands, and mountains. At the heart of this guide is an innovative, color-tabbed system that helps readers pick out small groups of similar species. Illustrated identification keys, colorful habitat and leaf photos, more than 600 detailed line drawings, and written descriptions help differentiate the species. This accessible book allows all nature enthusiasts to make accurate identifications and gain access to the enchanting world of mosses. 200 species included More than 600 detailed line drawings More than 400 color photographs Innovative color-tabbed system for species identification Illustrated species identification keys Helpful tips for moss collecting

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- How to Use this Book -- Key Features -- Key Features Path to the Keys -- How to Look at a Moss -- Collecting Mosses -- Collecting Mosses -- Basic Structure of Mosses -- Life History of Mosses -- What Good Are Mosses? -- Species Treatments -- Acrocarps -- Pleurocarps -- Leafless -- Peat Mosses -- How to Use the Identification Keys -- Keys -- Habitat Lists -- Moss Publications and Resources -- Moss Names -- Index