Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada : Biology — Anatomy — Morphology — Herbarium conservation techniques and microscopic preparations

Line Rochefort, Gilles Ayotte

Description

Sphagnum mosses are small plants of the division of Bryophyta that are widespread and abundant in peatlands and several other types of wetlands. About sixty species of Sphagnum mosses are known for the territories of Quebec, Labrador and the Maritimes (with the exception of the island of Newfoundland). However, it can be laborious to identify these plants to the species taxonomic level. This book provides a unique dichotomous key for a visual iden- tification of Sphagnum mosses that will help to demystify the lingo used in botany. To make it easier for identifiers, it also presents ways to recognize species in the field, notes about their habitats, and distribution maps.
This document will be useful to ecologists, foresters, biologists and geographers involved in environmental management, as well as stakeholders responsible for managing the natural resources they protect or exploit. This guide is also intended as a tool for any naturalist or botanist working east of the Rockies, or in the Canadian Arctic. The botanists of the United States will find this document useful for the Sphagnum mosses found in Northern States or in the region of New England.

Sujets

• Life Sciences
• Sciences et techniques
• Microbiology
• Science

Informations

• Publié par: Éditions JFD Inc
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9782897992453
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

Alphabetical list of Sphagnum species and legend
Sphagnum
S. affine ......................................................... 40
S. angermanicum ....................................... 174
S. angustifolium ............................................ 80
S. annulatum ................................................ 82
S. aongstroemii ........................................... 176
S. arcticum .................................................. 178
S. austinii ...................................................... 42
S. balticum .................................................... 84
S. capillifolium ............................................ 180
S. centrale ..................................................... 44
S. compactum ............................................... 58
S. concinnum .............................................. 182
S. contortum ............................................... 124
S. cuspidatum ............................................... 86
S. divinum ..................................................... 46
S. fallax ......................................................... 88
S. fimbriatum .............................................. 184
S. flavicomans ............................................ 186
S. flexuosum ................................................. 90
S. fuscum .................................................... 188
S. girgensohnii ............................................ 190
S. incundum ................................................ 192
S. isoviitae .................................................... 92
S. jensenii ...................................................... 94
S. lenense ...................................................... 96
S. lescurii .................................................... 126
S. lindbergii .................................................. 98
S. macrophyllum ......................................... 128
S. magellanicum (the complex) .................... 46
S. majus ...................................................... 100
S. medium ..................................................... 46
S. mirum .......................................................... 148
S. molle ............................................................ 194
S. obtusum ....................................................... 102
S. olafii ............................................................. 196
S. orientale ...................................................... 130
S. palustre .......................................................... 48
S. papillosum ..................................................... 50
S. perfoliatum .................................................. 132
S. platyphyllum ................................................ 134
S. pulchrum ..................................................... 104
S. pylaesii ......................................................... 136
S. quinquefarium ............................................. 198
S. recurvum ...................................................... 106
S. riparium ....................................................... 108
S. rubellum ...................................................... 200
S. rubiginosum ................................................. 202
S. russowii ........................................................ 204
S. squarrosum .................................................. 150
S. steerei ............................................................ 52
S. strictum .......................................................... 60
S. subfulvum .................................................... 206
S. subsecundum ............................................... 138
S. tenellum ....................................................... 110
S. tenerum ....................................................... 208
S. teres ............................................................. 152
S. torreyanum .................................................. 112
S. tundrae ........................................................ 154
S. venustum ..................................................... 210
S. warnstorfii ................................................... 212
S. wulfianum .................................................... 214


Legend of pictograms



Microscopic main traits



Biotope



Habitat



Macroscopic field traits



Distribution



Differences between similar species





Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada
Visual identification key and distribution maps
Gilles Ayotte Line Rochefort
Translated from French by Elisabeth Groeneveld




Printed in Quebec


Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada – Visual identification key and distribution maps
Gilles Ayotte and Line Rochefort
© 2021 Les Éditions JFD inc.
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Library and Archives Canada cataloguing in publication
Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada – Visual identification key and distribution maps / Gilles Ayotte, Line Rochefort.
Other title: Les sphaignes de l’Est du Canada – Clé d’identification visuelle et cartes de répartition. English.
Identifiers: Canadiana 20200079247 | ISBN 9782897990930
Subjects: LCSH: Peat mosses – Canada, Eastern – Identification. | LCSH: Peat mosses – Québec (Province) – Identification.
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Table of contents
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ 7
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 9
Classification of Sphagnum mosses in Quebec-Labrador and the Maritime provinces (excluding the island of Newfoundland) .......................................................................... 15
Tribute to Dr. Robert Gauthier ........................................................................................ 19
Visual identification key 1: Field key to the subgenera and certain species .......................... 21
Visual identification key 2: Microscopic and macroscopic traits of the subgenera and certain species ....................................................................................................... 25
Subgenus 1: Sphagnum ................................................................................................. 31
Main traits ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Key to species ............................................................................................................................... 34
1. Sphagnum affine Renauld & Cardot ....................................................................................... 40
2. Sphagnum austinii Sullivant ................................................................................................... 42
3. Sphagnum centrale Arnell & C. E. O. Jensen .......................................................................... 44
Sphagnum magellanicum (the complex) ............................................................................... 46
4. Sphagnum divinum Flatberg & Hassel .......................................................................... 46
5. Sphagnum medium Limprecht. ..................................................................................... 46
6 . Sphagnum palustre Linnaeus ................................................................................................. 48
7 . Sphagnum papillosum Lindberg ............................................................................................ 50
8 . Sphagnum steerei R. E. Andrus ............................................................................................... 52
Subgenus 2 : Rigida ....................................................................................................... 55
Main traits ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Key to species ............................................................................................................................... 56
9 . Sphagnum compactum Lamarck & de Candolle .................................................................... 58
10 . Sphagnum strictum Sullivant ...............................