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Appendix F -- Downsizing Recommendations and Regional Guides

Revised through 17 May 2010

Recommendations

If one wished to downsize the Guide for a particular geographic area, then we would recommend the following steps:

  1. Using a list of the genera found in the area of interest, bold those particular genera in the Concordance;

  2. Using the revised Concordance, bold those particular genera in the 3 different Skeleton guides;

  3. Using the revised Skeleton guides, delete the appropriate genera from the Sub-Guides allowing the structure to partially collapse upon itself - hopefully any necessary changes to the collapsed structure will be self evident.

A Downsized Guide for New England and New York

Prepared by Diane H. Lucas
SubGuide to Initial Groups
17 May 2010
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SubGuide to "Pleurocarps"
17 May 2010
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SubGuide to "Acrocarps"
17 May 2010
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Skeleton to Initial Groups
17 May 2010
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Skeleton to "Pleurocarps"
17 May 2010
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Skeleton to"Acrocarps"
17 May 2010
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Concordance
17 May 2010
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A Downsized Guide for the "MidWest"

Prepared by Malcolm L. Sargent

The "MidWest" is defined here as Illinois, Indiana, the surrounding ring of states (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin)
and the south-eastern corner of Ontario (north of Ohio and east of Michigan). This downsized version contains 191 genera of the 313 genera in
the original, full North American Guide, i.e., about 60%. The number of genera included would have been even smaller except for several that are
at the very edge of their distributions, i.e., several Appalachian or sub-tropical genera in Ohio or Kentucky, several south-western genera in Missouri,
and several sub-boreal genera from British Columbia and the Maritime Provinces found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
SubGuide to Initial Groups
12 January 2009
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SubGuide to "Pleurocarps"
30 April 2010
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SubGuide to "Acrocarps"
27 January 2010
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Skeleton to Initial Groups
12 January 2009
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Skeleton to "Pleurocarps"
19 March 2010
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Skeleton to"Acrocarps"
27 January 2010
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Concordance
19 March 2010
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A Downsized Guide for the "West Coast"

Prepared by Diane H. Lucas

The "West Coast" is defined here as California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.  This downsized version contains 208 genera
of the 313 genera in the full, original North American Guide, i.e., about 66%.  It also includes all but a handful of genera found in the states and
provinces immediately adjacent to the East , i.e., Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Alberta. It is also possible that some representatives
of the genera presently known from Alaska and the Yukon will be found in British Columbia.
SubGuide to Initial Groups
19 November 2008
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SubGuide to "Pleurocarps"
30 April 2010
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SubGuide to "Acrocarps"
27 January 2010
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Skeleton to Initial Groups
12 January 2009
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Skeleton to "Pleurocarps"
30 April 2010
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Skeleton to"Acrocarps"
27 January 2010
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Concordance
27 January 2010
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