tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961Thu, 02 May 2024 01:26:24 +0000moss cultureMonophylyExtreme bryophytesClassificationWebsitesBryophyte photo of the weekParaphylyBooksSpecies conceptsWorkshopsIAB meetingsNewsbryophytes and herbicidesBryological TimesIAB blogJournalsMost important bryophyteawardswhat is bryology?CoursesmorphologyField tripsForaysJob offersMoss gardensPhylocodepicturesseminars(not) funnyEvolutionary biologyMoss HorticultureRecent literaturebryophyte florameetingspollsAsexual fragmentationBTCrum workshopGrantsIAB BTMetzgeriaThe Bryological Timesanniversary greetingcelebrationsmitochondrial markersmouldsnewslettersnomineespaperssporophytesstomataIAB bloghttp://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger690125en-usnoIAB blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-5183808211321349155Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:01:00 +00002021-03-29T11:01:10.113-06:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Flora of Thailand Project has been documenting the diversity of vascular plants in Thailand since 1963 and is producing a large volume of taxonomic knowledge that greatly facilitates other research in plant sciences in Thailand. The project has assigned the tasks of taxonomic treatments of all Thai plants, including ferns, http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2021/03/bryophyte-flora-of-thailand-initiatives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bier Ekaphan Kraichak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-8258366739379976185Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:34:00 +00002021-03-09T08:35:56.141-06:00&nbsp;Wild green wall. Punta Arenas, ChileOn the few occasions someone has pointed a microphone at me and asked why I 'chose to study moss', I've found myself struggling to respond. I imagine they expect a heroic answer, like when people say they wanted to be an astronaut since a child, or experienced an epiphany and felt drawn to a life on stage! &nbsp;Now that I stop to think about it, I http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2021/03/why-study-moss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rafael Medina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-7168652077605459350Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:14:00 +00002020-10-30T10:23:09.507-06:00paperssporophytesstomataStomata of bryophytes are only present in the sporophyte generation of mosses and hornworts; liverworts do not have stomata. These structures are morphologically similar to stomata in the rest of land plants, consisting of a pair of guard cells surrounding a pore. However, the role of stomata in bryophytes has been questioned since guard cells do not close the pore in hornworts and have limited http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2020/10/stomata-are-not-that-important-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amelia Merced)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-111344295721077264Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:47:00 +00002020-07-28T13:47:40.944-05:00We are happy to share selected contributions from&nbsp;IAB IMOSS SEB 2019, the&nbsp;2019 International Association of Bryologists (IAB), International Molecular Moss Science Society (iMOSS) and la Sociedad Española de Briología (SEB) joint conference, held in Madrid, Spain, on July 9-12, 2019.The papers are published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Sciences and listed below:https://http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2020/07/highlights-of-iab-imoss-seb-2019-joint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JCarlos Villarreal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-5282241527492470964Sun, 10 May 2020 12:49:00 +00002020-05-18T12:02:59.461-05:00Evolutionary biology Nothoceros aenigmaticus,&nbsp; female patch (US) Sexual reproduction plays an essential role in species’ survival and maintenance and hence is, not surprisingly widespread across the Tree of Life. However, clonality and other forms of asexual reproduction do also exist, especially in plants. The hornwort&nbsp;Nothoceros aenigmaticus&nbsp;is a good example of a plant reproducing asexually and http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2020/05/life-without-sex-sad-story-of-emigrant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JCarlos Villarreal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-6607153955194651622Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:45:00 +00002020-02-04T15:45:34.947-06:00 Eagle Hill is on the coast of eastern Maine between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge.&nbsp; May 31 – Jun 6 … Introduction to Bryophytes and Lichens … Fred Olday Jun 7 – 13 … Mosses in the Field: A New Approach to Identification … Jerry Jenkins and Susan Williams Jun 7 – 13 ... Tardigrades: Ecology, Identification, and Biology ... Emma Perry Jun 28 – Jul 4 ...http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2020/02/announcing-eagle-hill-institutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-1231972784409775465Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:54:00 +00002019-01-14T13:57:02.338-06:00seminars Announcing Eagle Hill Institute’s seminars on bryology in 2019 Eagle Hill is right on the coast of Eastern Maine, between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge.&nbsp; May 26 – Jun 1 … Introduction to Bryophytes and Lichens … Fred Olday Jun 9 – 15 … Mosses: Structure, Ecology, and Identification … Jerry Jenkins and Susan&nbsp; Aug 25 – 31 … The Moss Family http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2019/01/announcing-eagle-hill-institutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-4771011061587659215Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:20:00 +00002018-06-20T14:57:04.089-05:00 From Puttick et al 2018. Current Biology 28:1-13. Paraphyletic “bryophytes” might indeed be monophyletic bryophytes. In a recent paper, lots of transcriptome data and different types of phylogenetic analyses reveal support for bryophyte monophyly: [[[green algae [[hornworts, [liverworts, mosses]] tracheophyta]]]. The paper is: Puttick MN et al. 2018. The Interrelationships of Land http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2018/06/my-resistance-may-be-futile-bryophytes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-8154681098979403217Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:54:00 +00002018-02-21T12:07:04.829-06:00 Eagle Hill lies right on the coast of Eastern Maine, between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge. May 27 – Jun 2 … Introduction to Bryophytes and Lichens … Fred Olday Jun 10 – 16 … Mosses: Structure, Ecology, and Identification … Jerry Jenkins and Susan Williams Aug 5 – 11 … Sphagnum Mosses and Ecology … Jonathan Shaw Aug 26 – Sep 1 … Mosses: Orthotrichaceae of Mainehttp://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2018/02/announcing-five-eagle-hill-institute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-7194234938599640755Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:42:00 +00002017-10-26T15:13:14.216-05:00 Bowman, JL &amp; 110 authors. 2017. Insights into land plant evolution garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha genome. CELL 171 (2): 287-304. This new paper presents the first analysis of the Marchantia genome, which is much reduced compared with flowering plants, thus simplifying the process to study the function of transcription and signaling factors. The Marchantia genome sequencinghttp://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-marchantia-genome-analyzed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-2116579120163827949Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:55:00 +00002017-06-14T19:35:45.249-05:00 Over fifty participants &nbsp;from 10 countries have just attended a&nbsp;workshop&nbsp;on Arctic cryptogams at la Forêt Montmorency, Québec, Canada, &nbsp;#futurearctic2017. The workshop entitled Future Arctic included sections on floristics, biodiversity, ecology, population genetics, barcoding and microbiomes of bryophytes and lichens. First row (left to right): Jean Gagnon (Ministère http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/06/future-arctic-global-initiative-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JCarlos Villarreal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-8737343149530904480Tue, 23 May 2017 20:29:00 +00002017-05-23T15:30:20.674-05:00 I am pleased to announce that my online book, Bryophyte Ecology, has moved to Digital Commons and is now available at &lt;http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/bryophyte-ecology/&gt;. &nbsp; The old site is still active, but soon it will be removed and instead will redirect you to the new site.&nbsp; The university has provided me with a webmaster who responds quickly to my updates. &nbsp; The http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/05/bryophyte-ecology-book-has-new-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-7571396467229395890Wed, 12 Apr 2017 17:26:00 +00002017-04-12T12:49:28.702-05:00Dear members and students of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB): On behalf of IAB, we are excited to announce a travel award for students or recent graduate students. Please see the link and details below. The following committee will evaluate the applications: Alison Downing, 张力 [Li Zhang] and&nbsp;Matt von Konrat. Please do not hesitate to contact any of the committee members http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/04/announcement-iab-2017-travel-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-4891082429469680633Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:08:00 +00002017-04-07T11:08:41.915-05:00 Dear all, on June 17th&nbsp;2017, the Working Group for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society will welcomes you to the symposium entitled: "Role of Bryophytes in the characterization of the environment: issues and state of the art in the Mediterranean basin". The workshop is part of the activities of the Working Group for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society and it will take place http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/04/symposiumworkshop-by-italian-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-5066773472702143571Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:45:00 +00002017-03-30T09:51:47.008-06:00seminarsWorkshops Announcing Eagle Hill Institute bryology seminars in 2017 - Four continuous weeks On the coast of Eastern Maine, just east of Acadia National Park. Jun 4-10 ... Undergraduate Field Studies: Introduction to Bryophytes and Lichens ... Fred Olday Jun 11-17 …&nbsp; Mosses: Structure, Ecology, and Identification ... Jerry Jenkins and Susan Williams Jun 18-24 ... Bogs and Fens: Maine Peatlands ...http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/03/eagle-hill-institute-bryology-seminars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-2316804224886467797Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:57:00 +00002017-01-18T11:22:42.842-06:00CoursesWorkshopsThe application deadline for the course extended until January 27th. Maycol Madrid, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-short-course-on-taxonomy-and-biology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-8994202787450030926Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:09:00 +00002016-11-10T12:26:00.874-06:00"Krassiloviella limbelloides is the second bryophyte described as a result of ongoing studies of the Early Cretaceous Apple Bay flora of Vancouver Island.&nbsp; Krassiloviella is also the second genus of family Tricostaceae, which provides the oldest unequivocal evidence for the pleurocarpous superorder Hypnanae and a hard minimum age for the group. Revealing aspects of diversity unaccounted for http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-tricostate-moss-adds-to-earliest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-2784790396025146221Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:23:00 +00002016-10-12T10:27:28.592-05:00Websites I am pleased to announce that a new website devoted to botanical and ecological imagery, Northernforestatlas.org, has just gone live. The scope is the Northern Forest Region, from Atlantic Canada and northern New England to the prairie edge.&nbsp; It currently has searchable image libraries, mostly of high-resolution, stacked, studio photographs, of mosses, sedges, and woody plants; http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/10/new-web-site-northernforestatlasorg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-4279481819948859475Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:27:00 +00002016-10-12T10:23:48.269-05:00WorkshopsFall Weekend Bryology and Lichenology Workshops on the Eastern Maine Coast Mosses and Liverworts October 7th-9th, 2016 at the Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine This introductory workshop is designed for anyone who appreciates the outdoors and has ever been excited or curious about these attractive and often overlooked plants, whether in their backyards, gardens, or while hiking some remote http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/09/fall-weekend-bryology-and-lichenology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-37344249574043770Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:33:00 +00002016-08-16T19:38:42.879-05:00IAB meetings Colleagues, the next IAB meeting will be held in Shenzhen, China, during the International Botanical Congress, which is held between July 23–29, 2017. For general info regarding the congress visit:&nbsp;http://www.ibc2017.cn/ Field trips will be proposed by the IBC organizers. I hope to meet many of you (again) next July and look forward to a stimulating meeting. Bernard Goffinet IABhttp://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/08/2017-iab-meeting-to-be-held-in-china.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-1420670284665472073Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:03:00 +00002016-09-13T10:51:16.280-05:00 from New Scientist This is the picture (of a lichen) to accompany a note on a paper showing how the first land plants contributed to the Earth’s oxygen. The note starts: "Earth’s air is only breathable today because of moss-like plants that colonised the land 470 million years ago. The moss enriched the atmosphere with oxygen and triggered a cycle that maintained its levels, paving the way to http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/08/without-oxygen-from-ancient-moss-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-2291113732358910393Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:51:00 +00002016-08-03T10:51:25.308-05:00 In the fall of 2014, the council started a competition for an official corporate logo of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB). The idea was to update our logo to one that keeps pace with the contemporary age but also reflects the mission and history of the association. The competition was communicated to IAB members via Facebook and Bryonet. Until December 1st the council http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-official-corporate-logo-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-515095006765036929Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:06:00 +00002016-08-03T10:06:17.452-05:00Dear colleagues,I am currently looking for 2 PhD students to work on bryophyte ecology in boreal northern Québec.Both projects include quite a bit of field work, frequently in remote and difficult to acces areas, so a sense of adventure is required!Please circulate among potential candidates!CheersNicoleNicole Fenton, PhDProfesseure/ProfessorInstitut de recherche sur les forêts (IRF)Université duhttp://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/08/looking-for-two-phd-students-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-3957361603936373232Fri, 06 May 2016 15:08:00 +00002016-05-06T10:33:33.868-05:00Job offersWe are seeking technicians, scientists, lab managers and interns who have experience with molecular biology in plants, especially molecular cloning, tissue culture, protoplasts, transformation, and P. patens. Salary $40,000-80,000, plus cash bonus from participation in profit share and equity of 1-2% in stock options. TAXA Biotechnologies (formerly Glowing Plant) is a very small startup located http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/05/biotech-startup-seeking-plant-molecular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231476976246610961.post-8035842782866863733Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:20:00 +00002016-04-18T10:21:02.925-05:00GrantsThe Council of the International Association of Bryologists wishes to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the following award: Conservation and Endangered Species Grant.Deadline: May 15th, 2016.Eligibility: This granting opportunity is only open to IAB members. (If you are not a member, this is an opportunity to join the International Associations of Bryologists; please contact Matt http://internationalassociationofbryologists.blogspot.com/2016/04/conservation-and-endangered-species.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0