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Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (2-Volume Set)

Distribution Atlas
By: TL Blockeel(Editor), Samuel DS Bosanquet(Editor), MO Hill(Editor), Christopher D Preston(Editor), H John B Birks(Foreword By)
1208 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps
Publisher: NatureBureau
Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (2-Volume Set)
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  • Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (2-Volume Set) ISBN: 9781874357612 Hardback Dec 2014 In stock
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Bryophytes are a species-rich group in Britain and Ireland and one which includes numerous species which are rare in mainland Europe. They are attractive plants and some of them play a major ecological role in the environment. All 1069 species of hornworts, mosses and liverworts are mapped in this new, 2-volume publication. It replaces the earlier, 3-volume Atlas (1991–94), updating it with the results of 20 years' further fieldwork by members of the British Bryological Society. This has resulted in the discovery of 59 new species and increased the number of records on which the maps are based from 770,000 to 2.83 million. The hectad (10 × 10 km square) maps reveal dramatic changes in the distribution of some species since 1990. Each map is accompanied by a detailed text covering habitat, reproductive biology, significant range changes, taxonomic or recording problems and world distribution. The altitudinal distribution of most species in Britain is illustrated by a novel diagram, and the species accounts are accompanied by numerous habitat photographs. The introductory chapters describe the history of the BBS recording scheme, highlighting the effect of technological changes since 1990, and map environmental factors relevant to the interpretation of the maps. An important chapter presents a new analysis of the records to identify changes in frequency in recent decades in response to drivers such as air pollution, land-use and climate change.

Please note: despite what some reviews in journals suggest, this book does not come with a CD-ROM with a PDF version of the book. This was only available to customers when ordering directly from the publisher during the pre-publication offer.

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Distribution Atlas
By: TL Blockeel(Editor), Samuel DS Bosanquet(Editor), MO Hill(Editor), Christopher D Preston(Editor), H John B Birks(Foreword By)
1208 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps
Publisher: NatureBureau
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"[...] This atlas is a must-have for anyone with an interest in bryophytes, and contains much to make it a worthwhile purchase for anyone to whom species distributions in general are of interest. It is an example of how atlases should be produced, going beyond simply presenting maps, by interpreting the data collected in an accessible and interesting way, with a high level of production and design throughout. It is an apt testament to the work put in by many BBS members throughout Britain and Ireland, mostly voluntary, over many years, to collect the extensive dataset underpinning this atlas, and will help to further promote and demystify this often neglected group of plants, as well as encouraging more people to become involved in their recording and conservation."
– Rory Hodd, Irish Naturalists’ Journal 35: 81-82

"a truly magnificent achievement [...] a major contribution not only to British and Irish botanical literature but also to international botanical literature"
– Professor John Birks, in the foreword

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