In marshes, forest, and heath, on church walls, sea dikes and roof tiles, almost everywhere mosses and lichens give colour to our environment. Just like vascular plants species with similar habitat requirements grow together and form communities. This guide given an overview of all the communities of mosses and lichens in the Netherlands that have so far escaped attention. You will be amazed at their diversity.De Vegetatie van Nederland, Volume 6 for the first time provides an overview of all recorded moss and lichen communities in the Netherlands. The book treats aquatic, epiphytic and terrestrial associations, divided over 16 classes. The species composition per class is shown in synoptic tables. Furthermore, all associations are supported by recordings of vegetation, and have been tabulated.- Introduction with definitions and nomenclature, connections with other plant communities, the bryolichen complex, substrate, environment, microbiotopes, ecological indicator indices, and
