Emily B. Sessa is a botanist with more than fifteen years' experience studying the ecology and evolution of ferns and lycophytes. She is the Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden, and a former president of the American Fern Society.
"""The science is impeccable, the narrative superb, the pictures magnificent. . . . [Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America] is a very fine treatment of a complex group of plants that command our attention; indeed our affection. I commend this book to all who love nature in its glorious and often prolific diversity; be sure to use it well - and often!""---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds ""[A] must-have for anyone with an interest in the ferns and lycophytes of the region!""---Ian Paulsen, The Birdbooker Report"