Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these ne

This volume is the first fully illustrated handbook of palynological principles and glossary terms, exclusively using LM and EM micrographs of superior quality.

'This excellent collection provides the most complete and lucid account of the historical biogeography of West Gondwana.' --Peter Raven, from the Foreword

Many generic descriptions are based on the work of Dr John Hutchinson, but the classification follows that of Webster as modified by the author.

This book focuses on two families of lichenized ascomycetes: Pyrenulaceae and Trypetheliaceae.