Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Irina P. P. Filippova, Olesia N. N. Makhutova, Valeriya E. E. Guseynova, Michail I. I. Gladyshev
Summary: The composition of fatty acids (FAs) in gametophyte samples of 20 Siberian bryophyte species from four orders of mosses and four orders of liverworts collected in relatively cold months was analyzed. The study found 37 FAs, including mono-, polyunsaturated, and rare FAs. Acetylenic FAs were found in all examined species of the Bryales and Dicranales orders. Multivariate discriminant analysis showed that FA composition is related to the taxonomic status of species. Several individual FAs were identified as chemotaxonomic markers at the level of bryophyte orders.
Review
Plant Sciences
Marko S. Sabovljevic, Marija V. Cosic, Bojana Z. Jadranin, Jovana P. Pantovic, Zlatko S. Giba, Milorad M. Vujicic, Aneta D. Sabovljevic
Summary: This article provides an introduction to the conservation physiology of bryophytes, discussing the problems, solutions, and examples of using physiological approaches for bryophyte conservation. The importance of experimental treatments for bryophytes is emphasized, as well as the documentation of functional traits and eco-physiological mechanisms of bryophytes for conservation purposes. Additionally, insights from specific case studies are presented, highlighting the introduction of bryophytes into a new scientific field.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Angel Benitez, Edison Jaramillo, Erika Yangua-Solano, Harold F. Greeney
Summary: A study conducted in Ecuador found that bryophytes are an important resource for bird nest construction, especially for the species Myadestes ralloides and Catharus fuscater. These birds select similar bryophyte species for nest elaboration.
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Ecology
Marcos Fernandez-Martinez, Catherine Preece, Jordi Corbera, Oriol Cano, Joan Garcia-Porta, Jordi Sardans, Ivan A. Janssens, Francesc Sabater, Josep Penuelas
Summary: The study revealed that bryophyte species have C:N:P ratios intermediate between marine plankton and vascular plants, with differentiated biogeochemical niches among species that are phylogenetically conserved. Differences in individual and species-specific elementomes increased with coexistence between species.
Review
Plant Sciences
Qing-Hua Wang, Jian Zhang, Yang Liu, Yu Jia, Yuan-Nian Jiao, Bo Xu, Zhi-Duan Chen
Summary: This article reviews recent advances in bryophyte research, focusing on their diversity, phylogeny, and adaptation using genomic and transcriptomic data. Bryophytes are among the earliest land plants and play a crucial role in understanding plant terrestrialization. Despite their small size and simple structure, they are the second largest group of extant land plants, diversified and adapted to modern ecosystems. Genomic studies support their monophyly, with hornworts sister to liverworts and mosses. Whole-genome duplications contribute to moss species richness and morphological diversity. Gene gain or neofunctionalization in bryophytes has facilitated their adaptation to early land environments, with desiccation tolerance being the most remarkable strategy in adapting to modern ecosystems. More genomic information on bryophytes would enhance our understanding of their ecological success in the plant kingdom.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Michaela Kropik, Harald G. Zechmeister, Dietmar Moser, Karl G. Bernhardt, Stefan Dullinger
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of deadwood and climate on epixylic bryophytes based on data collected from 510 logs in 51 Austrian forests. Annual precipitation sum and deadwood volume were found to have a significant impact on moss, liverwort, and total species richness. The close tie of epixylic bryophytes to macroclimate may constrain the efficiency of deadwood management measures and suggests considerable impacts of climate change.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Francesca Degola, Luigi Sanita di Toppi, Alessandro Petraglia
Summary: There are numerous factors that drive individuals to leave their homeland, such as escaping competition and seeking new opportunities. However, the absence of unfavorable biotic interactions can be counterbalanced by other antagonistic abiotic forces. Although the journey of ancestral photosynthetic organisms to establish on dry land remains unknown, traits developed by the ancestors of modern bryophytes have allowed them to adapt and persist in such a different habitat.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jacek Drobnik, Adam Stebel
Summary: The medicinal use of bryophytes dates back to ancient times, but has always been marginal due to their small size, difficulty in identification, lack of conspicuous organs, and insipid taste. Interest in medicinal bryophytes was renewed in the second half of the 20th century. Historical and modern ethnobotanical data show that these plants are widely used in local folk medicines, with their confirmed properties aligning mostly with external ailments.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yi Lu, Finnur Freyr Eiriksson, Margret Thorsteinsdottir, Nils Cronberg, Henrik Toft Simonsen
Summary: Bryophytes, such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, have attracted researchers due to their diverse chemicals and potential applications in pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries. They accumulate long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (l-PUFA) to maintain cell fluidity in cold environments. While Iceland has a rich bryophyte vegetation, the lipid profiles of these plants are largely unknown. In this study, lipidomics analysis was performed on 39 local bryophyte species in Iceland using UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS, revealing that six moss species had abundant arachidonic acid (AA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in their phospholipids and glycerolipids.
Article
Ecology
Xiaotong Song, Wenzhuo Fang, Xiulian Chi, Xiaoming Shao, Qinggang Wang
Summary: The study found that humid tropical and subtropical mountains in China are hotspots for bryophyte diversity, especially for mosses. Different types of bryophytes have varying responses to environmental factors, but overall, species richness and recent diversification rates are positively correlated with an increase in energy and water availability.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Antun Alegro, Vedran Segota, Anja Rimac, Beata Papp
Summary: This study assessed the diversity, distribution, and ecological and phytogeographical features of bryophytes in different temperate forest types. The results revealed that geological substrate and soil reaction were the main ecological factors determining the variability of forest bryophyte composition. Forests on carbonate bedrock showed characteristics of southern-temperate and Mediterranean-Atlantic biogeographic elements, while forests on silicate bedrock exhibited wide-boreal and boreo-arctic-montane elements.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jan Zarnowiec, Monika Staniaszek-Kik, Damian Chmura
Summary: This study focused on the plant traits of epixylic bryophytes in Central Europe and their associations with environmental factors, revealing significant correlations between certain species and specific environmental conditions. Three guilds of epixylic bryophytes were identified, each with distinct characteristics related to their habitat preferences and plant traits. Further research is needed to verify these findings on a larger scale.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Valentine Bouju, Kathrin Feldberg, Ulla Kaasalainen, Alfons Schaefer-Verwimp, Lars Hedenas, William R. Buck, Bo Wang, Vincent Perrichot, Alexander R. Schmidt
Summary: Researchers have discovered diverse bryophytes and lichens in Miocene Ethiopian amber, providing a unique opportunity to fill gaps in the fossil record of African terrestrial biota. This finding supports a tropical to subtropical origin of Ethiopian amber and adds to the global understanding of plant diversity in amber deposits.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marcia C. M. Coelho, Rosalina Gabriel, Helena Hespanhol, Paulo A. Borges, Claudine Ah-Peng
Summary: The study revealed the elevational patterns of bryophyte species diversity on Pico Island, identified ecological factors influencing bryophyte composition, and confirmed the potential of using elevational gradients to study long-term changes in bryophyte species composition and diversity under global change.
Review
Plant Sciences
Jose Angel M. Sanchez, Kristiina Mark, Joao Paulo S. Souza, Ulo Niinemets
Summary: Desiccation-rehydration experiments have been widely used to evaluate desiccation tolerance of bryophytes. However, there is a lack of standardization in experimental protocols and a limited coverage of taxonomic and ecological representation. Future research should focus on standardizing protocols, filling taxonomic and ecological gaps, and using a combination of experimental techniques to gain a mechanistic insight into the traits modified during desiccation.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Andy Devaynes, Andre Antunes, Alan Bedford, Paul Ashton
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Des A. Callaghan, Paul A. Ashton
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2009)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hilary E. Erenler, Paul A. Ashton, Michael P. Gillman, Jeff Ollerton
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2010)
Article
Plant Sciences
Clare Bugg, Colin Smith, Nigel Blackstock, David Simpson, Paul A. Ashton
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2013)
Article
Plant Sciences
Des A. Callaghan, Paul A. Ashton
JOURNAL OF BRYOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Plant Sciences
Des A. Callaghan, Paul A. Ashton
JOURNAL OF BRYOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Plant Sciences
M. Dean, P. A. Ashton
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2008)
Article
Plant Sciences
N. Blackstock, P. A. Ashton
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2010)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Elizabeth R. Sullivan, Carl Barker, Ian Powell, Paul A. Ashton
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Michelle L. Davis, Carl Barker, Ian Powell, Keith Porter, Paul Ashton
Summary: The study demonstrates that reintroduction following captive breeding can produce self-sustaining populations with natural levels of genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics, exhibiting genetic variation levels similar to natural populations.
JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ashley Lyons, Samantha Turner, Paul A. Ashton
Summary: Calcareous grasslands are important for their high species richness and diversity. This study investigates the effects of conservation grazing and cessation of grazing on bryophyte diversity in rare upland calcareous grasslands. The study found that bryophyte abundance was greater in grazed grasslands compared to ungrazed grasslands, but there was no difference in species richness, diversity or life history strategies between the management types. This suggests that the non-target group is not adversely affected by the management regime.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Julia Simons, Anne Oxbrough, Rosa Menendez, Paul Ashton
Summary: The survival of butterfly populations depends on successful oviposition strategies. The study examines the oviposition site selection and micro-habitat niche of two butterfly species-the specialist High Brown Fritillary and relative generalist Dark Green Fritillary. Results show that the High Brown Fritillary has more specific requirements and a narrower micro-habitat niche.
JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ashley Lyons, Paul A. Ashton, Ian Powell, Anne Oxbrough
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Des A. Callaghan, Paul A. Ashton
JOURNAL OF BRYOLOGY
(2007)