The Moss Flora Of Britain And Ireland

About this book

The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the British Isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonyms. The species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risk. For many species there are footnotes to aid identification. In addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keys. An artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the English language. This second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organisms.

Contents

– Preface to the first edition
– Acknowledgements
– Preface to the second edition
– Second edition acknowledgements
– Introduction
– Abbreviations
– Conspectus of classification
– Artificial key to the genera of British and Irish mosses
– Sphagnopsida
– Andreaeopsida
– Polytrichopsida
– Bryopsida
– Geographical relationships of British and Irish mosses
– Red List of mosses
– British and Irish vice-counties
– English names for British and Irish mosses
– Glossary
– Index

Biography

A. J. E. Smith retired from his post as Reader in Botany in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Wales in 1999.