The Lives of Lichens

“Winner of the Award of Excellence in Botany, Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries”“Robert Lücking and Tony Spribille have done a first rate job from the first page to the last, presenting impeccable science, infused with tidbits of humour. Furthermore, the book is illustrated with magnificent photographs depicting lichens in all their enigmatic and glorious diversity”—David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds“A beautifully photographed book that introduces the world of lichens to the reader… . Highly recommended.”—J. Cummings, Choice“This well-written and carefully compiled book will be enjoyed by not only beginner or advanced lichenologists and specialists of other organism groups, ecologists, and conservationists but also anyone who is open to the curiosities of nature.” * Conservation Biology *

Robert Lcking is Head of the Department of Evolution and Biodiversity at the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum of Berlin, Freie Universitt Berlin, where he presides over collections containing nearly one million lichens, fungi, and bryophytes.

Toby Spribille is Canada Research Chair in Symbiosis and Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.