topic:"Lichens" found 15 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

High-altitude inhabitants - the mountain summits we strive for are, at first glance, barren. Yet high-altitude species of the Rockies call these steep slopes "home". We tapped into the knowledge of naturalist Ben Gadd to spotlight six alpine dwellers that thrive where it seems nothing could survive

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2020

Author: Recompsat, Juliette

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Call Number: P

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Author: Recompsat, Juliette

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Published Date: May 2020

Physical Description: p.28 - 29

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Rocky Mountains; Altitude; Marmots; Wolverines; Wildlife; Flora; Lichens; Snow fleas

Abstract: Pertains to six high-altitude species in Alberta - hoary marmot, wolverine, dwarf alpine hawksbeard, thamnolia lichen, snow flea and boulderfield spider

Notes: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual

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How to know the lichens

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1979

Author: Hale, Mason E.

Publisher: Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers

Call Number: 04.1 H13l

Author: Hale, Mason E.

Publisher: Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: xi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 10 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Lichens; Botany; Plants; Science

Contents: Preface -- What are lichens -- How to make chemical tests -- How to collect and study lichens -- How to use the pictured key -- General references -- Pictured key to the foliose and fruticose lichens -- List of synonyms and incorrect names -- Phylogentic list of genera and families -- Acknowledgments for illustration -- index and pictured glossary.

Notes: Ben Gadd Personal Library

ISBN: 0697047636

Accession Number: 2021.20

Call Number: 04.1 H13l

Collection: Archives Library

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Mosses, lichens and ferns of Northwest North America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1988

Author: Vit, Dale H.

Publisher: Edmonton, AB : Lone Pine Publishing

Call Number: 04.1 V83m

Author: Vit, Dale H.

Responsibility: Janet E. Marsh and Robin B. Bovey

Publisher: Edmonton, AB : Lone Pine Publishing

Published Date: 1988

Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mushrooms; Lichens; Ferns; Guidebook; Identification; Botany; Plants; Science; Illustrations

Contents: Introduction -- Mosses, their structure and biology -- Liverworts, their structure and biology -- Lichens, their structure and biology -- Horsetails, club mosses and ferns, their structure and biology -- Additional literature -- Glossary.