Handbook of Lichenology Volume 1 Routledge Revivals Series

First published in 1988: This easy-to-read handbook provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on lichens. The structure of lichens and their dual nature is explained, as well as the physiology of interaction of the symbionts. The way lichens reproduce and their ecology is included, with methods for cultivating them and their isolated symbionts. Extremely useful as a text of lichenology, this handbook will benefit students of lichenology and allied fields, those interested in symbiotic associations and ecology, and teachers of biology, botany, and ecology courses.

Section 1: Introduction 1. The True nature Lichens – A Historical Survey Section 2: Lichen Components 2A. The Fungal Partner 2B. The Algal Partner Section 3: The Lichen Thallus 3. The Lichen Thallus Section 4: The Fungus-Alga Relation 4. The Fungus-Alga Relation Section 5: Reproduction 5A. Asci, Ascopores and Acomata 5B. Conidiomata, Conidiogenesis, and Conidia Section 6: Lichen Physiology 6A. Carbon Metabolism 6B. Nitrogen Metabolism 6C. Lichen Enzymology

Margalith Galun, Ph.D. is Professor at The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science of Tel Aviv University.