Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change. 2011. 26 tabs. 79 figs. XXI, 506 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Bryophytes, especially mosses, represent a largely untappedresource for monitoring and indicating effects of climate change on the living environment. They are tied very closely to theexternal environment and have been likened to 'canaries inthe coal mine'. Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change is th efirst book to bring together a diverse array of research inbryophyte ecology, including physiology, desiccation tolerance,photosynthesis, temperature and UV responses, under theumbrella of climate change. It covers a great variety ofecosystems in which bryophytes are important, includingaquatic, desert, tropical, boreal, alpine, Antarctic, andSphagnum-dominated wetlands, and considers the effectsof climate change on the distribution of common and rarespecies 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 climatechange.