New Manual of Bryology. 2 volumes. 1983-1984. illustrated. II,1280 p. gr8vo. Bound.

Contents (chapterheadings): Vol. 1: Preface/ Chemistry and Biochemistry of Bryophytes byS.Huneck/ Cytology of the Hepaticae and Anthocerotae by M.Newton/Cytology of Mosses by R.Ramsay/ Genetics of Bryophyta by D.J.Cove/Gametogenesis by J.G.Duckett, Z.B.Carothers & C.C.J.Miller/ Developmental Physiology of Bryophytes by M.Bopp/ The Spore b yG.Mogensen/ Spore Germination, Protonema Development and Sporeling Development by K.Nehira/ Reproductive Biology by R.E.Longton & R.M.Schuster/ Phytogeography of the Bryophyta by R.M.Schuster/ - Vol. 2:The Morphology and Anatomy of the Moss Gametophore by W.B.Schofield &C.Hebant/ Homologies and Inter-relationships of Moss Peristomes byS.Edwards/ Classification of the Bryopsida by D.H.Vitt/ Comparative Anatomy and Morphology of the Hepaticae by R.M.Schuster/ Evolution,Phylogeny and Classification of the Hepaticae by R.M.Schuster/ Morphology, Phylogeny and Classification of the Anthocerotae by R.M.Schuster/ Musci, Hepatics and Anthocerotes-an Essay on Analogues by B.Crandall-Stotler/ Species Problems and Taxonomic Methods in Bryophytesby J.Szweykowski/ Paleozoic and Mesozoic Fossils by V.A.Krassilov & R.M.Schuster/ Tertiary and Quaternary Fossils by N.G.Miller/ The Ecology ofTropical Forest Bryophytes by P.W.Richards/ Index. - From the preface:This Manual represents a cooperative attempt to not only evaluate the present status of the field but to create a plateau from which a new impetus for research can spring. One of the current cliches is that inscience new knowledge accumulates at an ever-accelerating rate,necessitating a stock-taking at shorter and shorter intervals. The numerous symposium volumes covering almost all aspects of biology reflect this. Such symposia, however, usually represent an accretion o fspecial interest papers, and not a conscious attempt at synthesizing a comprehensive "status report". It has been a major challenge to compile a volume in which nearly all of the various aspects of bryology are so covered that a reasonably integrated work results. I have been fortunate in enlisting the cooperation of a large spectrum of fellow-workers,each a ranking specialist in some aspect of the field. The end produc tis a thorough and modern coverage of the entire field. The various chapters, of necessity, reflect not only an attempt at giving a balanced account, but also the professional specializations of the worker (orworkers) involved: hence total balance has been out of the question.However, the basic coverage is much more comprehensive than in Verdoorn's Manual - reflecting current activity by a much greater array of workers over nearly the entire spectrum of bryology. Gaps remain chiefly in physiology (but these are partially met by the excellent treatment of the physiological ecology of bryophytes in Vol. I,Advances in Bryology (1981)) and in ecology (a text edited by A.J.E.Smith, just published, has filled this gap). As a consequence no effort has been made to cover these fields in this work, aside from the contribution by P.W.Richards on ecology of tropical bryophytes. -Good second hand copy.