Bryophytes—comprising mosses, liverworts and hornworts—constitute one of the earliest diverging lineages of land plants and play vital roles in global ecosystems, from carbon sequestration in ...

His research focuses on bryophyte systematics and evolution, the use of bryophytes as indicators of environmental change, and their potential applications in forensic science. He has published ...

Herbicide resistance poses a challenge to producing enough food for a growing population. Sam Caygill and colleagues at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences discovered ...

Bryophytes are an important part of our environment, but in the tropics, there’s still much to learn about them. Vanessa Crooks Bryophytes in the tropics are threatened due to lack of information and ...

Large mammals and exotic plants get all the attention, and conservation efforts are often directed at protecting them. Who who protects our mosses? This often-neglected group of non-vascular lower ...