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UNINA9910454694003321 |
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Lichen biology / / edited by Thomas H. Nash III [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
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1-107-18039-2 |
1-281-75139-1 |
9786611751395 |
0-511-79047-3 |
0-511-41474-9 |
0-511-41542-7 |
0-511-41315-7 |
0-511-41220-7 |
0-511-41407-2 |
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[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 486 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the second edition; 1 Introduction; 2 Photobionts; 3 Mycobionts; 4 Thallus morphology and anatomy; 5 Morphogenesis; 6 Sexual reproduction in lichen-forming ascomycetes; 7 Biochemistry and secondary metabolites; 8 Stress physiology and the symbiosis; 9 Physiological ecology of carbon dioxide exchange; 10 The carbon economy of lichens; 11 Nitrogen, its metabolism and potential contribution to ecosystems; 12 Nutrients, elemental accumulation, and mineral cycling; 13 Individuals and populations of lichens |
14 Environmental role of lichens15 Lichen sensitivity to air pollution; 16 Lichen biogeography; 17 Systematics of lichenized fungi; Appendix: Culture methods for lichens and lichen symbionts; References; Taxon index; Subject index |
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Lichens are symbiotic organisms in which fungi and algae and/or cyanobacteria form an intimate biological union. This diverse group is |
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found in almost all terrestrial habitats from the tropics to polar regions. In this second edition, four completely new chapters cover recent developments in the study of these fascinating organisms, including lichen genetics and sexual reproduction, stress physiology and symbiosis, and the carbon economy and environmental role of lichens. The whole text has been fully updated, with chapters covering anatomical, morphological and developmental aspects; the contribution of the unique secondary metabolites produced by lichens to medicine and the pharmaceutical industry; patterns of lichen photosynthesis and respiration in relation to different environmental conditions; the role of lichens in nitrogen fixation and mineral cycling; and the use of lichens as indicators of air pollution. This is a valuable reference for both students and researchers interested in lichenology. |
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UNINA9910782632703321 |
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Autore |
Giussani Luigi |
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Titolo |
Why the church? [[electronic resource] /] / Luigi Giussani ; translated by Viviane Hewitt |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
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0-7735-8149-9 |
1-282-85467-4 |
9786612854675 |
0-7735-6677-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Translation of: Perché la Chiesa? |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- The Claim Continues -- Part One -- How to Enter into an Understanding of the Church -- The First Premise: How to Attain Certainty about the Fact of Christ Today -- The Second Premise: The Contemporary Difficulty in Understanding the |
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Meaning of Christian Words1 -- The Constituent Factors of the Christian Phenomenon in History -- The Continuity of Jesus Christ: Root of the Church’s Self-Awareness -- The Three Constituent Factors -- Conclusion -- The Effective Sign of the Divine in History -- Introduction -- The Church’s Self-Definition -- The Human Factor -- A Mission of the Church: Towards Earthly Man -- The Divine in the Church -- Verifying the Presence of the Divine in the Life of the Church -- The Locus of Verification: Human Experience -- “The Tree Can Be Told By Its Fruit” -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Name Index |
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Giussani begins by focusing on the Church as a community composed of people who are aware of themselves as defined by the gift of the Spirit, from which they derive a new conception of existence, the fruit of conversion. He then describes the Church's developing self-awareness of its dual elements of the human and divine. Concerned with verifying the Church's claim to embody Christ, Giussani situates the locus of verification in human experience, arguing that a different type of life is born in those who try to live the life of the Church. Why the Church? is a seminal study that will engage both the scholar and the general reader. |
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