Ahmadjian, V 1993: The Lichen Symbiosis. - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 250 pp. [RLL List # 155 / Rec.# 243] Keywords: AIR POLLUTION/ BIONT INTERACTIONS/ CARBOHYDRATE MOVEMENT/ MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/ MYCOBIONT CULTURE/ PHOTOSYNTHESIS/ PHYCOBIONT CULTURE/ RESPIRATION/ SYMBIOSIS
Abstract: [A completely rewritten and enlarged version of the author's well known introductory text published in 1967. This volume contains eight chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. The Mycobiont (Fungal Symbiont); 3. The Photobiont (Photosynthetic Symbiont); 4. Biont Interactions I: Development of Synthetic and Natural Lichens; 5. Biont Interactions II: Carbohydrate Movement; 6. Biont Interactions III: Physiology of Lichens; 7. Lichens, Bionts, and Air Pollution; 8. Molecular Biology of Lichens. There is also an appendix with considerable information on techniques for isolation and culture of lichen bionts, their resynthesis, culture of natural lichens, and protoplast isolation.]