02268nam a22003498a 4500 CR9780511779701 UkCbUP 20180107143413.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100519s2011||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511779701 (ebook) 9780521767637 (hardback) 9780521757775 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QK533 .B717 2011 588/.1722 22 Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change / [electronic resource] Edited by Zoltán Tuba, Nancy G. Slack, Lloyd R. Stark. Bryophyte Ecology & Climate Change Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (528 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Bryophytes, especially mosses, represent a largely untapped resource for monitoring and indicating effects of climate change on the living environment. They are tied very closely to the external environment and have been likened to 'canaries in the coal mine'. Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change is the first book to bring together a diverse array of research in bryophyte ecology, including physiology, desiccation tolerance, photosynthesis, temperature and UV responses, under the umbrella of climate change. It covers a great variety of ecosystems in which bryophytes are important, including aquatic, desert, tropical, boreal, alpine, Antarctic, and Sphagnum-dominated wetlands, and considers the effects of climate change on the distribution of common and rare species as well as the computer modeling of future changes. This book should be of particular value to individuals, libraries, and research institutions interested in global climate change. Tuba, Zoltán, editor of compilation. Slack, Nancy G., editor of compilation. Stark, Lloyd R., editor of compilation. Print version: 9780521767637 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779701 Cambridge Books Online 236564 236564