Bryology for the Twenty-First Century

A compilation of state of the art papers on key topics in bryology from invited speakers at the Centenary Symposium, University of Glasgow, 5–7 August 1996.

Contents:

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE

The life and work of Professor Paul Westmacott Richards December 19, 1908–October 4, 1995 Jeffrey G. Duckett

ORIGINS, EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

The fossil record of early land plants and interrelationships between primitive embryophytes: too little and too late? D. Edwards, C. H. Wellman and L. Axe

Bryophyte phylogeny and the evolution of land plants: evidence from development and ultrastructure David J. Garbary and Karen S. Renzaglia

Bryophytes and the origins and diversification of land plants: new evidence from molecules Terry A. Hedderson, Russell L. Chapman and Cymon J. Cox 

A molecular approach to bryophyte systematics Martin Bopp and Ingrid Capesius

Molecular taxonomy of liverworts Helene Bischler and Marie-Catherine Boisselier

Spore colour and ornamentation in the taxonomy of Asterella (Marchantiales, Aytoniaceae) David G. Long

The ordinal classification of mosses: questions and answers for the 1990s Dale H Vitt, Bernard Goffinet and Terry Hedderson

Cladistic studies on pleurocarpous mosses: research needs, and use of results Lars Hedenäs

Revised generic classification of the Orthotrichaceae based on a molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology Bernard Goffinet and Dale H. Vitt

Genetic analysis of a hybrid zone in Mielichhoferia (Musci) A. Jonathan Shaw

MORPHOGENESIS AND CELL BIOLOGY

Auxin structure-activity relationships in Physcomitrella patens Neil W. Ashton

Origin of bicentrioles in Anthocerote spermatogenous cells Kevin C. Vaughan and Karen S. Renzaglia

Microtubules and gametophyte morphogenesis in liverwort Marchantia paleacea Bert. P. Apostolakos and B. Galatis

Protonemal morphogenesis Jeffrey G. Duckett, Annette M. Schmid and Roberto Ligrone

Gravitropism in moss protonema Fred D. Sack, Tanyer A. Wagner and Volker D. Kern

PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION AND GLOBAL CHANGE

New perspectives in the biophysics and physiology of bryophytes J. A. Raven, H. Griffiths, E. C. Smith and K. C. Vaughn

Ecophysiology of photosynthetic pigments in aquatic bryophytes Javier Martínez-Abaigar and Encarnación Núñez-Olivera

Nutrient retention, desiccation and redistribution in mosses Jeffrey W. Bates and Solveig Bakken

Quantifying bryophyte-environment relationships H. J. B. Birks, Einar Heegaard, Hilary H. Birks and Birgitte Jonsgard

Modelling the dynamics of bryophyte populations Lars Söderström

Effects of ozone and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on bryophytes J. A. Lee, S. J. M. Caporn, J. Carroll, J. P. Foot, D. Johnson, L. Potter and A. F. S. Taylor

Effects of increased carbon dioxide and nitrogen supply on mosses Jyrki Jauhiainen, Jouko Silvola and Harri Vasander

Sphagnum, the peatland carbon economy, and climate change R. S. Clymo

Reproductive biology and life history strategies R. E. Longton