Ferns (Collins New Naturalist Library

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作者	Christopher N. Page
出版社	Collins
ISBN	9780007406616
出版时间	2013-04-11
字数	76.3万
分类	Collins,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

Ferns gives the reader an introduction to the reasons for the variety of ferns in the British Isles, as well as the history of their development within this landscape and their use by man. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Ferns, horsetails and clubmosses, or to use their technical term the Pteridophyta, are a fascinating area of the British flora that ranged from the prehistoric-looking horsetails to the delicate beauty of the Aspleniaceae family (otherwise known as the spleenworts and familiar inhabitants of many a conservatory). Ferns are ubiquitous on this damp island, but often overlooked, overshadowed by the interest in the technicolour of our flowering plants. This book gives the reader an introduction to the reasons for the variety of ferns in the British Isles, as well as the history of their development within this landscape and their use by man. Taking each major habitat, Dr Page details which species of ferns are most likely to be encountered and why. Using numerous examples, he also shows how some species have become highly adapted to their environment using a whole range of strategies varying from the ordinary to the bizarre. Ferns follows in the distinguished New Naturalist series tradition of investigative natural history, drawing from the latest field studies and research, and is the most authoritative, up-to-date and in-depth survey of this part of the British flora available.

目录

Cover Page

Title Page

Dedication

Editors

Table of Contents

Editor’s Preface

Author’s Preface

CHAPTER 1 Our Fern-rich Heritage

CHAPTER 2 The History of Pteridology

CHAPTER 3 The Influences of Climate and Soil on Pteridophyte Range

CHAPTER 4 Other Influences on Pteridophyte Range

CHAPTER 5 Coastal Pteridophytes

CHAPTER 6 The Pteridophytes of Man-made Landscapes

CHAPTER 7 Woodland Pteridophytes

CHAPTER 8 Wetland Pteridophytes

CHAPTER 9 Pteridophytes of Grasslands and Rock Outcrops

CHAPTER 10 Pteridophytes of Heath and Moorland

CHAPTER 11 Pteridophytes of Lower Mountain Habitats

CHAPTER 12 Pteridophytes of Upper Mountain Habitats

CHAPTER 13 Pteridophytes of the Atlantic Fringe

Bibliography

Appendix 1 Checklist of the British Ferns and Allies (Pteridophyta)

Appendix 2 Overwintering Strategies of the British Pteridophytes

Appendix 3 Pteridophyte Hybrids in the British Isles

Index

Plates

Copyright

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