Product Features
- An interactive key to the genera of liverworts and hornworts in Australasia
- Diagnostic characters of each genus
- Genus descriptions along with details of habitat and distribution
- Up-to-date checklists of species in Australia and New Zealand
- Literature references for each genus
- In most cases, enables the identification even of sterile specimens
- More than 1000 photographs and drawings
- 90 characters to aid accurate identification
- A comprehensive glossary of technical terms accessible by hyperlinks
- An Introduction that provides an overview of liverwort and hornwort biology, evolution, taxonomy and biogeography in the Australasian region
- Advice on how to collect and examine specimens
This key will be an invaluable tool not only for amateur and professional bryologists, but also for biology students and their teachers, conservation and land managers, environmental consultants and, indeed, anyone interested in the diversity and beauty of the natural world.