The Botany of Iceland
Encyclopedia
The Botany of Iceland – a five-volume classic scientific work on flora
and vegetation
of Iceland
, including fungi, lichens, algae
, bryophytes and vascular plants. It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the Carlsberg Foundation
. The project was initiated by Eugen Warming and Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge
, who edited the first three volumes, but it was continued after their deaths.
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...
of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, including fungi, lichens, algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
, bryophytes and vascular plants. It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the Carlsberg Foundation
Carlsberg Foundation
Carlsberg Foundation was founded by J. C. Jacobsen in 1876 and owns 30,3% of the shares in Carlsberg Group and has 74,2% of the voting power.The purpose of the foundation is to run and fund Carlsberg Laboratory, the museum at Frederiksborg Palace, to fund scientific research, run the Ny Carlsberg...
. The project was initiated by Eugen Warming and Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge
Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge
Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge was a Danish botanist and phycologist. He took his Ph.D. 1888 from the University of Copenhagen. He was docent of botany at the polytechnic from 1900, and extraordinary professor of botany the University of Copenhagen with focus on spore plants from 1916...
, who edited the first three volumes, but it was continued after their deaths.
- Volume 1 (1912-1918), edited by L. Kolderup RosenvingeLauritz Kolderup RosenvingeJanus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge was a Danish botanist and phycologist. He took his Ph.D. 1888 from the University of Copenhagen. He was docent of botany at the polytechnic from 1900, and extraordinary professor of botany the University of Copenhagen with focus on spore plants from 1916...
& E. WarmingEugenius WarmingJohannes Eugenius Bülow Warming , known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology...
, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London.- Part I
- 1. Helgi JónssonHelgi JónssonHelgi Jónsson was an Icelandic botanist and phycologist.His main works are:*The marine algae of Iceland. Botanisk Tidsskrift 25: 378—380. 1902-1903.*The marine algae of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 30: 1-73. 1904....
(1912) The marine algal vegetation of Iceland. Pp. 1-186. - 2. Th. ThoroddsenÞorvaldur ThoroddsenÞorvaldur Thoroddsen was an Icelandic geologist and geographer.-Life:Þorvaldur was the son of the writer Jón Thoroddsen. He graduated from the Learned School of Reykjavík in 1875 and then immediately proceeded to Copenhagen to further his studies...
(1914) An account of the physical geography of Iceland. Pp. 187-344.
- 1. Helgi Jónsson
- Part II
- 3. Ernst ØstrupErnst ØstrupErnst Vilhelm Østrup was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.-Selected scientific works:* Ferskvands-Diatoméer fra Øst-Grønland. Meddelelser om Grønland 15: 251-290. 1898....
(1916) Marine diatoms from the coasts of Iceland. Pp. 345-394. - 4. Aug. HesselboAugust HesselboChristen August Hesselbo was a Danish pharmaceutical botanist and bryologist.-Selected scientific works:*. The Botany of Iceland, edited by L. Kolderup Rosenvinge & E. Warming, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London; Vol. 1, Part 2, pp. 395-677. 1918.*Mosses from Clavering Ø and...
(1918) The bryophyta of Iceland. Pp. 395-677.
- 3. Ernst Østrup
- Part I
- Volume 2 (1918-1920), edited by L. Kolderup RosenvingeLauritz Kolderup RosenvingeJanus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge was a Danish botanist and phycologist. He took his Ph.D. 1888 from the University of Copenhagen. He was docent of botany at the polytechnic from 1900, and extraordinary professor of botany the University of Copenhagen with focus on spore plants from 1916...
& E. WarmingEugenius WarmingJohannes Eugenius Bülow Warming , known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology...
, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London.- Part I
- 5. Ernst ØstrupErnst ØstrupErnst Vilhelm Østrup was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.-Selected scientific works:* Ferskvands-Diatoméer fra Øst-Grønland. Meddelelser om Grønland 15: 251-290. 1898....
(1918) Fresh-water diatoms from Iceland. Pp. 1-100. - 6. Olaf Galløe (1919-1920) The lichen flora of Iceland. Pp. 101-247.
- 5. Ernst Østrup
- Part II (1928-1932)
- 7. Johannes Boye PetersenJohannes Boye PetersenJohannes Boye Petersen was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.-Selected scientic works:*Studies on the Biology and Taxonomy of Soil Algae. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv vol. 8 : 1-183. 1935....
(1928) The fresh-water Cyanophyceæ of Iceland. Pp. 251-324. - 8. Johannes Boye PetersenJohannes Boye PetersenJohannes Boye Petersen was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.-Selected scientic works:*Studies on the Biology and Taxonomy of Soil Algae. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv vol. 8 : 1-183. 1935....
(1928) The aerial algæ of Iceland. Pp. 325-447. - 9. Poul LarsenPoul LarsenPoul Larsen was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm....
(1932) The fungi of Iceland. Pp. 451-607.
- 7. Johannes Boye Petersen
- Part I
- Volume 3 (1930-1945)
- Part 1, edited by L. Kolderup RosenvingeLauritz Kolderup RosenvingeJanus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge was a Danish botanist and phycologist. He took his Ph.D. 1888 from the University of Copenhagen. He was docent of botany at the polytechnic from 1900, and extraordinary professor of botany the University of Copenhagen with focus on spore plants from 1916...
& E. WarmingEugenius WarmingJohannes Eugenius Bülow Warming , known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology...
.- 10. H. Mølholm Hansen (1930) Studies on the vegetation of Iceland. Pp. 1-186. J. Frimodt, Copenhagen.
- Part 2, edited by Johannes GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
, Ove PaulsenOve PaulsenOve Vilhelm Paulsen was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.- 11. M.P. Christiansen (1941) Studies in the larger fungi of Iceland. Pp. 191 - 227.
- Part 3, edited by Johannes GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
, Ove PaulsenOve PaulsenOve Vilhelm Paulsen was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.- 12. M.P. Christiansen (1942) The Taraxacum-flora of Iceland. Pp. 229-343 + 44 plates.
- Part 4, edited by Johannes GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
, Ove PaulsenOve PaulsenOve Vilhelm Paulsen was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.- 14. Steindór Steindórsson (1945) Studies on the vegetation of the Central Highland of Iceland. Pp. 345-547.
- Part 1, edited by L. Kolderup Rosenvinge
- Volume 4 (1942), edited by Johannes GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
, Ove PaulsenOve PaulsenOve Vilhelm Paulsen was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.- Part 1
- 13. Johs. GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
(1942) The pteridophyta and spermatophyta of Iceland. Pp. 1-427.
- 13. Johs. Grøntved
- Part 1
- Volume 5 (1949), edited by Johannes GrøntvedJohannes GrøntvedJohannes Grøntved was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.-Selected scientific works:...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, and Oxford University Press, Oxford.- Part 1
- 15. Emil Hadač (1949) The flora of Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland. Pp. 1–57.
- Part 1