Book ID: 106359
Stenroos, Soili, Saara Velmala, Juha Pykälä and Teuvo Ahti (eds.)
Lichens of Finland. 2nd corrected ed. 2021. (Norrlinia, 30). illus.(col.). 896 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This book is a reprint of the 2016 edition, which is out of print, with minor updates compared to the original edition.
Lichens of Finland is based on the two recent guidebooks: Suomenjäkäläopas (2011) and Suomen rupijäkälät (2015). In total, habitats, and threatened taxa are discussed. Also, an overview of lichen research in Finland is provided. The detailed treatment of taxa taxon is illustrated with a colour photograph, and distribution maps are given. An updated checklist of Finnish lichens, lichenicolous fungi, and some lichen-like fungi, altogether 1952 taxa, is provided.
This book is intended for professionals and nature enthusiasts alike. It was published for the 8th International Association for Lichenology Symposium, Helsinki, August 2016, and celebrates the lichenologists and the long tradition of lichenology in Finland.