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These fascicles, the first part of a moss flora of Fennoscandia, comprise five (acrocarpous) orders of the Eubryales. All species and a number of forms and varieties have been included. There are clear dichotomous keys to genera and species. Of each species the original literature, the most familiar...
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ftnaturalis:oai:repository.naturalis.nl:524753 2024-02-11T10:03:44+01:00 Reviews Barkman, J.J. 1957-01-01 application/pdf https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/524753 unknown https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/524753 Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants vol. 8 no. 2, pp. 533-533 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1957 ftnaturalis 2024-01-17T23:22:48Z These fascicles, the first part of a moss flora of Fennoscandia, comprise five (acrocarpous) orders of the Eubryales. All species and a number of forms and varieties have been included. There are clear dichotomous keys to genera and species. Of each species the original literature, the most familiar synonyms, an excellent description with critical remarks on the differences between allied species and original drawings have been given. Ecology and general distribution have been indicated, with special reference to Scandinavia. In addition there is a glossary of technical terms, which is nearly identical to that in Dixon\xe2\x80\x99s famous Student\xe2\x80\x99s Handbook of British Mosses, though less extensive.\nNevertheless it may be doubted whether this book actually fills a need in Scandinavian bryology. It is not suited for \xe2\x80\x9cworkers in all fields of botany, forestry, limnology, etc.\xe2\x80\x9d, as the author suggests, since keys to the families are lacking. Besides, there is the excellent moss flora of Brotherus, Die Laubmoose Fennoscandias, not mentioned in this connection in the preface. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Naturalis Institutional Repository |
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These fascicles, the first part of a moss flora of Fennoscandia, comprise five (acrocarpous) orders of the Eubryales. All species and a number of forms and varieties have been included. There are clear dichotomous keys to genera and species. Of each species the original literature, the most familiar synonyms, an excellent description with critical remarks on the differences between allied species and original drawings have been given. Ecology and general distribution have been indicated, with special reference to Scandinavia. In addition there is a glossary of technical terms, which is nearly identical to that in Dixon\xe2\x80\x99s famous Student\xe2\x80\x99s Handbook of British Mosses, though less extensive.\nNevertheless it may be doubted whether this book actually fills a need in Scandinavian bryology. It is not suited for \xe2\x80\x9cworkers in all fields of botany, forestry, limnology, etc.\xe2\x80\x9d, as the author suggests, since keys to the families are lacking. Besides, there is the excellent moss flora of Brotherus, Die Laubmoose Fennoscandias, not mentioned in this connection in the preface. |
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