Field Guide to the Lichens of White Rocks
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by Erin A. Tripp
/Field Guide to the Lichens of White Rocks/ is a careful examination of
the lichens that occur at the ecologically important and
lichenologically rich urban outcropping of Fox Hills sandstone known as
White Rocks Nature Preserve, located in Boulder County, Colorado. This
extensively illustrated field guide presents detailed information on the
macroscopic and microscopic features needed to identify species, as well
as extensive notes on how to differentiate closely related lichens—both
those present at White Rocks and those likely to be found elsewhere in
western North America. This guide is one of the only complete lichen
inventories of a sandstone formation in North America and covers all
constituents including the crustose microlichen biota, traditionally
excluded from other inventories. A short introduction and glossary equip
the reader with basic information on lichen morphology, reproduction,
and ecology.
This gorgeous, accessible, user-friendly guide will be valuable to
naturalists and lichenologists around the world as well as educators,
conservationists, and land managers concerned with the growing
significance of open spaces and other protected urban areas throughout
North America.
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