"Raamat annab põhjaliku ülevaate Eestis kasvavast ligi 70 tarnaliigist ning on illustreeritud 1300 värvifotoga. Loodetavasti on teosest abi selle keeruka, kuid huvitava taimerühma määramisel nii eriala spetsialistidel kui ka taimehuvilistel üldisemalt," tutvustas ilmunud teost Tartu Ülikooli taimeökoloogia vanemteadur Jaan Liira.
Raamat tutvustab tarnade süstemaatikat ja morfoloogiat, selgitab jooniste ja skeemide abil termineid ning sisaldab tarnaliikide detailseid kirjeldusi koos levikukaartidega. Omaette väärtus on eesti- ja ingliskeelsetel määramistabelitel, mis võimaldavad määrata nii viljunud kui ka viljumata tarnu.
The introductory section of the handbook provides an overview of the genus Carex (only in Estonian), which is followed by excellent identification keys of sedges both in generative and vegetative stages. The last section of the handbook provides summary descriptions of ca 70 species of sedges, which are common in temperate Europe. The descriptions and identification keys are written in both Estonian and English. Each species is illustrated with detailed photo selection of all essential morphological traits. These illustrated keys and detailed species descriptions with the list of most similar species allow even beginner plant enthusiasts to identify nearly every sedge by species.
This book is the most comprehensive photo-illustrated guide available on sedges of the region, and will be invaluable to all professional and amateur botanists, ecological consultants, students and naturalists of temperate Europe.
Carex species in the book:
C. acuta, C. acutiformis, C. appropinquata, C. aquatilis, C. arenaria,
C. atherodes, C. brizoides, C. brunnescens, C. buxbaumii, C. canescens, C. capillaris, C. caryophyllea, C. cespitosa, C. chordorrhiza, C. davalliana,
C. demissa, C. diandra, C. digitata, C. dioica, C. disperma, C. distans,
C. disticha, C. echinata, C. elata subsp. elata, C. elata subsp. omskiana, C. elongata, C. ericetorum, C. extensa, C. flacca, C. flava, C. glareosa, C. globularis, C. hartmanii, C. heleonastes, C. hirta, C. hostiana, C. irrigua, C. lasiocarpa, C. lepidocarpa, C. leporina, C. ligerica, C. limosa, C. loliacea, C. mackenziei, C. montana, C. muricata, C. nigra subsp. juncella, C. nigra subsp. nigra, C. ornithopoda, C. otrubae, C. pallescens, C. panicea, C. paniculata, C. pauciflora, C. pilulifera, C. praecox, C. pseudocyperus, C. pulicaris, C. remota C. rhizina, C. rhynchophysa, C. riparia, C. rostrata, C. spicata, C. sylvatica
C. tomentosa, C. umbrosa, C. vaginata, C. vesicaria, C. viridula var. viridula, C. viridula var. bergrothii, C. viridula var. pulchella, C. vulpina
