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LICHENS OF CALIFORNIA : California Natural History Guides:54
by Hale, Mason E. Hale, Jr.; Mariette Cole
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520057139
- ISBN 13
- 9780520057135
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Univ. of California Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Text/New & Bright with PO name in black marker to leading text edge. 1988 First Edition, 1st Printing. Softcover/NF w/trace edge & surface wear, discoloration to leading text blocks, & book shop price sticker scar to front cover verso. Excellent guide to Californian lichen --- slow growth composite plant organism formed by symbiotic association of fungus & alga; mostly green, grey or yellow tints --- growing on & coloring rocks, trees, roofs, walls , and the like, in mosaic patterns. Guide covers some 350 Californian species of 1.000 known in the state that do not carry common English names. 254 pgs, 48 color photos w/others in b/w, Introduction (covering general structure, chemistry& how the plants' sensitivity to air pollution makes it good biomonitor. Text in 3 Parts: Part 1, Foliose Lichens; 2, Fruticose Lichens; and 3, Crustose Lichens followed by Glossary and Range Maps. Very good copy despite flaws.
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- Title
- LICHENS OF CALIFORNIA : California Natural History Guides:54
- Author
- Hale, Mason E. Hale, Jr.; Mariette Cole
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520057139
- ISBN 13
- 9780520057135
- Publisher
- Univ. of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 254
- Keywords
- Californian Lichens, Identification, Handbook, Guide, Maps
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