Tracing a Hornwort-Consuming Beast

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Volume 86 January 1996 ISSN 0253-4738 Contents Tracing a hornwort-consuming beast ...... 1 Graduate Assistantships in Bryology ...... 2 Biographies of German Bryologists ...... 2 New addresses ...... 2 Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel (1776-1858) ...... 3 BRYONET is running ...... 4 News from the Bryology Lab., Kumaon Univ ...... 4 Some Reminiscences of Olle Mårtensson ...... 4 News from Helsinki ...... 5 IAB Conference, Mexico City 1995 ...... 6 Flora Neotropica: progress report for 1995 ...... 7 Cryptogamica Helvetica ...... 7 New editors of the Bryological Times ...... 8 New publications ...... 8 Bryology revival at the University of Kentucky .... 9 Kinabalu Guide again available ...... 9 DIARY ...... 10

Tracing a hornwort-consuming beast Irene Bisang, Department of Botany, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm Heike Hofmann, Institut für Systematische Botanik, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zürich Luc Lienhard, Unterer Quai 14, CH-2503 Biel

As usually in autumn, we collected (Bisang 1995). Therefore, it was very found. The larvae are about 1.5 cm long plants of Anthoceros agrestis Paton and surprising and unexpected to realise at and of a dirty-grey, rather unspecific Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) one of the usual controls that all (not to say boring) appearance but have Prosk. in a number of arable fields in hornworts had disappeared! In one of a characteristically looking rear end and the surroundings of Bern, Switzerland, the vessels in Switzerland and in that could therefore be recognised as crane- to provide material for student courses. transported to Sweden, not the slight- fly larvae of the genus Tipula (family The hornworts were divided into three est trace of a thallus or a capsule could Tipulidae of the order Diptera). The rear portions which were placed, on their be detected. The third part of the col- end appears like a grimace due to two original substrate, into small flat pots. lection, however, still grew well and breathing pores and six club-like proc- These were put on moist paper in plas- sporophyte maturation continued. esses. Larvae of crane-flies (daddy- tic vessels and covered with a transpar- It has been observed before in the field long-legs) live on living or dead plant ent foil. Two of the jars stayed in Swit- that hornworts can decay rather fast af- material, depending on the species, and zerland and one was brought to Swe- ter dying. However, it usually takes may occur in the soil in large numbers. den. All collections were kept in a win- more than just a few days and remains It was interesting to notice that horn- dow under natural light conditions, the of sporophytes or of Nostoc colonies can worts have apparently been the selected former at about 10 to 15 °C, the latter often be discovered on the soil surface. diet since plants of Bryum sp. in one of at room temperature. At intervals of a What had thus happened in the culture the collections maintained in Switzer- few days, the pots were checked and soil vessels? Drought? Presumably not, land, and a few phanerogam seedlings and paper moistened if necessary by since the soil was still moist in both pots growing in the pot kept in Sweden re- adding a few drops of water. This tech- after the disappearance of the horn- mained untouched. nique for cultivating hornworts has been worts. Sabotage? This seems also very Earlier field experiments have re- proved to be successful in earlier ex- unlikely - whoever would weed horn- vealed that slugs may feed on horn- periments: they increased in size, de- worts? A careful examination of the pots worts, especially on green sporophytes veloped sporophytes and some popu- brought the potential robber to light. In (Bisang, unpubl. data). This corre- lations of both taxa survived several the soil of both cultures where the sponds with previous reports in the lit- years under the conditions described hornworts had vanished a .... larva was Continued on page 2 2 The Bryological Times No. 86, 1996 Continued from page 1 erature on snails grazing immature Biographies of German Bryologists bryophyte capsules (see, for example, In the past, German bryologists were Hampe, Carl Müller, Limpricht, Mön- Davidson & Longton 1987, Davidson numerous compared with other coun- kemeyer and Roth. A great part of et al. 1989). However, the observation tries. The dictionary of German bryo- bryophyte taxa was described by Ger- that bryophyte gametophytes are eaten logists (Frahm 1995) lists several hun- mans, especially in the last century. by invertebrates is quite unusual. dred professionals, amateurs and Many German bryologists were active We conclude that the crane-fly (Tipu- bryophyte collectors. Many of them be- only on a local scale but considerably la) larvae have most probably eaten up came very famous, e.g. Dillenius was enhanced the knowledge the bryology the living plants of Anthoceros agrestis one of the most important prelinnean of Germany. Many were only plant col- and Phaeoceros carolinianus, both bryologists. Hedwig obtained with his lectors such as Crüger, Deppe, Drege, gametophytes and sporophytes; and we opus „Species Muscorum“ the starting Ecklon, Fendler and many others, who would enjoy to hear if any of the read- point for the nomenclature of mosses. are commemorated in many species ers has made similar observations. Hofmeister unravelled the life cycle of names. However, beside their scientific LITERATURE CITED: bryophytes. Bruch, Schimper und publications little is known about these Bisang I. 1995. On the phenology of Gümbel wrote the Bryologia Europaea, Anthoceros agrestis Paton with special ref- persons, their life and their personali- erence to Central Europe. Fragm. Flor. the first European bryoflora. Gottsche, ties. There were many tragedies and Geobot. 40(1): 513-518. Lindenberg and Stephani were the most many had difficult lives, but these are Davidson A.J. & R.E. Longton 1987. famous hepaticologists of their era. generally not known. Who knows, for Acceptability of mosses as food for a Warnstorf published the only conspec- instance, that Geheeb died mentally dis- herbivor, the slug, Arion hortensis. Symp. tus of the Sphagnum species of the turbed, that Nees had to leave Bonn Biol. Hungarica 35: 707-719. world. Max Fleischer had important University because he had an affair with Davidson A.J., J.B. Harborne & R.E. impact on moss systematics, which was the wife of the rector and was finally Longton 1989. Identification of hydroxy- followed until recently, Herzog devel- fired from his position because he was cinnamic and phenolic acids in Mnium oped the bryogeography. Other famous hornum and Brachythecium rutabulum and a communist and died as a poor man, their possible role in the protection against German bryologists were, amongst oth- or that the specialization of Karl Müller herbivory. Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. 67: 415- ers, Schwägrichen, Bridel, Funck, Nees in hepaticology went back to his time 422. von Esenbeck, Lehmann, Hornschuch, at high school, when he decided with his classmate Theodor Herzog to share GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS IN bryology between them. Many died without an orbituary because they were BRYOLOGY not professionals but private scientists Under the sponsorship of the National Biology Department offers a selection or because of war times, where journals Science Foundation PEET program, of more than 40 graduate courses, in- were not published. The dictionary of graduate assistantships (Ph.D. or M.S.) cluding three in bryology, taught by 18 German bryologists gives as many de- are available at Southern Illinois Uni- full time faculty. In addition, doctoral tails as could be extracted from the versity-Carbondale, for students inter- student participants in the project will available sources, however, in German. ested in the biology and systematics of have the opportunity to spend one se- Therefore I was asked to translate the liverworts. Each graduate assistant will mester of their studies at the University biographies of some of the more well be mentored by Dr. Raymond Stotler of California at Berkeley, where they known bryologists in a series which and Dr. Barbara Crandall-Stotler as a will participate in a course in phylo- shall be continued. participant in a world-wide mono- genetics, under the supervision of Dr. Jan-Peter Frahm, Botanisches graphic study of the phylogenetically Brent Mishler. Each assistantship pro- Institut, Meckenheimer Allee 170, pivotal, cosmopolitan simple thalloid vides a monthly stipend, complete tui- 53115 Bonn, Germany. liverwort suborder Fossombroniineae. tion and partial payment of fees for the Each participant in the project will gain duration of graduate study. For appli- field experience and learn standard cation information and materials, con- New addresses taxonomic methods as well as statisti- tact: Dr. Raymond Stotler, Department A correction from the last issue is cal methods for analyzing variation of Plant Biology, Mail Code 6509 necessary. The new address of of Prof. patterns, culture techniques, SEM, com- Southern Illinois University, Carbon- S. Rob Gradstein is: Systematisch- puterized image capturing and analy- dale, IL 62901-6509. PH (618)-536- Geobotanisches Institut, University of sis, starch gel electrophoresis, DNA 2331; FAX (618)-453-3441; e-mail Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, D.37073 sequencing protocols, and data network- [email protected]. Göttingen, Germany, Tel. (0)551- ing via World Wide Web. The Plant Assistantships commence Aug 1996. 392229, Fax. (0)551-392329 No. 86, 1996 The Bryological Times 3 1. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel (1776-1858) Jan-Peter Frahm, Botanisches Institut, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Nees was born in the castle Reichenbach south of Frank- furt, where his father was an administrator. His name „von Esenbeck“ suggested a noble origin, but this is not so. Prob- ably he was the illegitimate child of a duke and his mother was married to the administrator. He studied medicine in Jena, where he attended lectures of the philosopher Fichte, who also propagated the ideas of the French revolution. This influenced much of his political opinions. After his medical examination, he became a physician in Sickershausen in Frankonia in 1802. At that time he met Funck, who lived nearby. It can be assumed that Funck introduced him to bryology. Owing to his important publications on freswater algae and on the systematics of fungi, he was appointed in 1817 as professor for botany, first at the University of Erlangen and one year later at the University of Bonn, which was just founded by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm after the liberation of the Rhineland from French occupa- tion. The reason to invite Nees to Bonn was a political one: In Erlangen, Nees was president of the „Leopoldina“ a University of Breslau, which was situated at the other end of bavarian natural history society, and with Nees, the presi- the Prussian kingdom, 1000 kilometers from Bonn. His mis- dentship came to Prussia: Within an extremely short time, tress followed him to Breslau, but started another affair with Nees established a botanical garden around the Poppelsdorf a colleague of Nees. Then Nees married the 18 year old daugh- castle, in which the botanical institute was housed, and where ter of a weaver and had several children with her. he also lived. In the first year, 4500 species were planted Most of his bryological publications were written in Breslau. there. At that time, professors were in part paid by goods He described several hundred bryophyte species, the major- (e.g. cereals) and at Bonn University they had the privileg ity of which were liverworts. Most of the species he described to have a cow on the meadows of the castle. were from overseas. For instance, he received the brazilian During his time at Bonn university, Nees was extremely liverworts from Martius for description. With Martius, he active. According to Index Kewensis, he described about corresponded in Portuguese. It is told that Nees spoke and 6800 species of flowering plants (Linné described about wrote most of the mayor European languages. With age, he 14000 species during his full lifetime). But he had also many got also politically engaged. He knew Marx, was a follower other activities. For example, he was mesmerist, a medical of his ideas and thus was one of the first communists. In discipline founded by the French physician Mesmer believ- 1848, at 72 years, he became a member of the Prussian par- ing in the influence of magnetic fields on the human body, liament and was actively engaged in the improvement of the and Nees published a paper on the „magnetic sleep“. This social conditions of the weavers in Silesia. This kind of po- „nonsense“, as it was later called, cost him much his scien- litical activity was, however, not tolerated in the Prussian tific reputation. He also wrote publications on natural phi- state, and thus he lost his position and not only this but also losophy. Goethe was his personal friend, to whom he dedi- his pension. So he died in a small chamber under extremely cated the genus Goethea, and each year, he celebrated poor conditions and received a poor funeral, unnoticed Goethe´s birthday with a party on an island in the Rhine anymore by the scientific world. But thousands of weavers south of Bonn. A hundred and fifty unpublished letters writ- followed his coffin.... ten to Goethe are known. Nees was married, however, he The text was kindly corrected by Dr. Min Chua-Petiot. got divorced when he had an affair with the wife of the Rec- tor of the University. As this was not tolerated in the catho- REFERENCES: lic Rhineland, Nees had to leave Bonn University. He was Frahm, J.-P. 1995. Lexikon deutscher Bryologen. Limprichtia 6: exchanged against Treviranus, professor of botany at the 1-187. Bonn. 4 The Bryological Times No. 86, 1996 News from the Bryology Lab., Some Kumaon University Reminiscences of Forwarded by: Dr. Giribala Pant and associates, Bryology Lab., Department of Botany, D. S. B. College, Kumaon University, Naini Tal Olle Mårtensson 263002, U. P., India The announcement of the death of Change of position: Dr. S. D. Tewari Book published: Tewari, S. D. & Olle Mårtensson (Bryol. Times, Octo- has moved from a position as Research Pant, G. 1994. Bryophytes of Kumaon ber 1995) came as a distinct shock. As Scientist at a Department of Science & Himalaya. 240 pp. Bishen Singh an old and cherished field companion I Technology (D.S.T.) Project, to a posi- Mahendra Pal Singh, DehraDun, India. always felt he was indestructible! He tion as Pool Officer at the Council of Papers published: Pant, G., Tewari, was nearly unique in his field knowl- Scientific and Industrial Research S. D. & Joshi, S. 1993. Vanishing edge of not only Scandinavian mosses (C.S.I.R.), Government of India. Dr. greenery in Kumaon Himalaya: Obser- but also hepatics. And he had a fabu- Tewari is now working with the project vations on bryoflora. Geophytology lous memory regarding where he had ”Exploration of the high altitude (above 23(2): 253-257. (The Palaeobotanical found them. In the summer of 1972 he timberline) bryophytes of Kumaon Society, Lucknow, India). was kind enough to accompany me and Himalaya”. Tewari, S. D., Pant, G., Joshi, S. & my wife to the Torneträsk area and we Grants: D.S.T. Government of India Airi, S. K. 1994. High altitude (above spent two weeks with him, mostly in supported the project ”Studies on the timber-line) bryoflora of Kumaon the field. I well recall that, having never taxonomy and ecology of Kumaon Himalaya. In Pangtey, Y. P. S. & Rawal, seen Scapania kaurinii in the field, he Himalayan Bryophytes”, during the pe- R. S. (eds.) High Altitude of the led me up a steep rocky slope in the riod December 1991—December 1994 Himalaya, pp. 263-280. Gyanodaya, mountains south of Torneträsk Lake, (Giribala Pant). Naini Tal, U. P., India. moving with a speed that had to be seen D.S.T., Science and Engineering Re- Bischler, H., Boisselier-Dubayle, M. to be believed. It was a day with inter- search Council (SERC). Lecture grant C. & Pant, G. 1994. On Aitchisoniella mittent clouds and mist; bending down for delivering lectures in five Indian Kash. (Marchantiales). Cryptogamie to collect for a moment, I found on turn- universities / colleges (Giribala Pant). Bryol. Lichenol. 15: 103-110. ing erect and looking up the slope he Planned field trips: Sunderhunga, Farooqui, P. & Pant, G. 1994. An ex- had disappeared in the fog. We found Namik and Pindari Glaciers in Kumaon perimental ”moss garden” in Nainital. each other after half an hour; I never Himalaya (2000-4000 m a.s.l.) (S. D. Curr. Sci. 67(1): 5-6. again let him out of my sight! But, fog Tewari). or no fog, we found the Scapania. He was a delightful companion in BRYONET is running both field and laboratory, and he will be sorely missed. Among other cher- information among bryologists, teach- ished memories is a trip we took, by Ecology Column: Send contributions ers, and ecologists, but discussions of train, to Narvik - where he purchased a to the column editor: Janice M. Glime, huge quantity of herring - leading to a Department of Biological Sciences, systematics and other ecological topics Michigan Technological University, are welcome. I hope it will become a discussion of the taxonomic differences Houghton, Michigan 49931, useful resource for teachers and ecolo- (and quality) of Norwegian vs. other gists, in particular, who do not have Scandinavian herring! On this trip far If you want to subscribe, SEND MAIL ready access to the literature of bryology. north in Sweden we also managed to TO [email protected] WITH NO Since so much of our bryophyte ecologi- collect Cryptocolea imbricata which, as SUBJECT, IN THE MESSAGE cal and physiological literature is far as I know, has not again been col- WRITE: subscribe bryonet-l, NOTE imbedded in papers dealing primarily lected in Europe, although the Russians that it is the letter l as in liverwort and with other topics, it takes a lifetime to have a number of Siberian stations. Olle not the number one. accumulate the references and knowl- had a sharp eye, a good taxonomic ”in- Bryonet has been moved from Jan- edge that permit you to answer ques- stinct”, a delightful personality, lack- Peter Frahm as manager to myself and tions efficiently. I hope we can now ing in cant - and the mind and broad is now seated in Houghton at Michigan make that knowledge resource available interests of the scholar. I mourn his Technological University. As of this to those who study bryophytes only oc- passing. writing it has about 170 subscribers and casionally and to help out our begin- Rudolf M. Schuster is growing. Its primary purpose is for ners, be they amateur, student, or pro- ecological discussions and sharing of fessional. [JG] No. 86, 1996 The Bryological Times 5 News from Helsinki ORGANIZATION dent of the Botanical Garden and has Tanzanian montane rain forests. Sev- Several changes in the organization rather little time to devote to the study eral other students have begun their of Botanical Museum (see Bryological of bryophytes. Timo Koponen, in addi- studies with bryology as their major Times 55, 1990) and Department of tion to his professorship, is the Direc- topic. Botany of the University of Helsinki tor of the same garden. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS have taken place. The old Department Dr. Jette Lewinsky-Haapasaari was The major research topics are the of Botany does not exist any more. Due nominated as a Docent Lecturer of the bryophyte floras of Western Melanesia, to the reorganization of biological de- Department in May, this year. She China and Finland. Since the latest re- partments, Department of Botany was works at the Museum of Natural His- port of the Huon series (Bryological divided into two parts which were re- tory in Kuopio. Times 76, 1993) the following parts organized so that the Laboratory of After the retirement of Professor have been published: Plant Physiology (Professor Liisa Rauno Ruuhijärvi, a well-known peat- 55. Vitt, D. H., Koponen, T. & Norris, Simola) became a part of Department land ecologist, his position is now held D. H. 1995: Bryophyte flora of the of Biosciences. The Laboratory of Plant by Professor Pekka Pakarinen. The po- Huon Peninsula, Papua New Systematics and Ecology (Professor sition was opened and 15 scientists sent Guinea. LV. Desmotheca, Groutiel- Timo Koponen), with the correspond- their applications. la, Macrocoma and Macromitrium ing zoological laboratory, the Labora- VISITORS (Orthotrichaceae, Musci). - Acta tory of Hydrobiology, and Laboratory of It would be most desirable that the Bot. Fennica 154: 1-94. Environmental Biology form the new bryologists from EU member countries, 56. Pócs, T., Piippo, S. & Mizutani, M. Department of Ecology and Systemat- and Norway and Iceland would use the 1995. Bryophyte flora of the Huon ics. Most of the bryologists (Timo possibility to visit Helsinki through our Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. LVI. Koponen, Dr. Ahti Mäkinen, Dr. Pekka “Large Scale Facility” program (see Preliminary contributions on Pakarinen, Lic. Sanna Laaka, M.Sci. Bryological Times 79, 1994, or request Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) 2. - Ann. Viivi Virtanen) continue to be affiliated the information from Johannes Enroth). Bot. Fennica 32: 259-268. to the Division of Systematic Biology Although 6 scientists have used this (Ups! we hope to fill this gap one day) of the new Department. ideal possibility (we pay everything, 65. Pócs, T., Mizutani, M., and Piippo, NEW HEAD CURATOR travel, lodging and daily allowances!) S. 1994: Bryophyte flora of the Huon Professor Pekka Isoviita retired from to visit Helsinki, we would be pleased Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. his position as the Head Curator of the to see more visitors. The program con- LXV. Preliminary contributions to Cryptogamic Herbarium on August tinues still for 3 years, so please, send Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) 1. - Ann. 31st, 1994. The position was declared your application! Drs. Ida Bruggeman- Bot. Fennici 31: 179-190. open and 5 persons applied. Dr. Sinikka Nannenga, Rob Gradstein and Esther Two manuscripts, dealing with the Piippo was elected and nominated from Fuertes already used this facility. Dr. genera Philonotis by T. Koponen and October 1st, 1995. Hiroyuki Akiyama was in Helsinki in Dan Norris and Hypnodendron by September, and we are looking forward Norris and Koponen, have been submit- OTHER PERSONNEL for seeing Alexey Potemkin from St. ted to the editor. Timo Koponen cur- Dr. Johannes Enroth was nominated Petersburg to visit here before the end rently has a sabbatical leave and he con- as a Docent Lecturer of Botany on June of the year. tinues revising Asiatic, Pacific and Aus- 2nd, 1995. He is now acting as the Sen- tralian Philonotis and Brachytheciaceae ior Curator of the Cryptogamic Her- STUDENTS of New Guinea. Sinikka Piippo is deal- barium. He is the Editor in Chief of He Xiao-Lan from Beijing Institute ing with Lejeuneaceae and Bazzania Annales Botanici Fennici. of Botany, Academia Sinica, continues and Johannes Enroth with Neckeraceae Dr. Jaakko Hyvönen, Docent Lecturer her studies for Ph.D. degree. Her thesis and Australasian Cryphaeaceae. of the Department, was elected as the will be monographic studies of the ge- The long term project for writing the Professor of Botany of Turku Univer- nus Pycnolejeunea. Other postgraduate bryophyte flora of Finland in Finnish sity and nominated to the position by students in bryology are Lic. Sanna got a major push when the first volume the President of Finland beginning Oc- Laaka (population biology of hepatics, “Suomen vesisammalkasvio” (Aquatic tober 1st, 1995. Professor Hyvönen will especially Lophozia) and M.Sci. Viivi bryophytes of Finland) was published begin his new career on January 1st, Virtanen (Bartramiaceae of SW Asia; as the 3rd volume of the journal 1996, after the tenure of the scholar- a joint project with Timo Koponen). “Bryobrothera” (this will be reviewed ship of Senior Scientists he now enjoys Mrs. Marjo Urbanski just completed her in the Bryological Times). will terminate. thesis for Master’s degree. It deals with Timo Koponen Dr. Aune Koponen is now the Inten- the epiphytic flora and vegetation of 6 The Bryological Times No. 86, 1996 International Bryological Conference Tropical Bryophytes: Biology, Diversity and Conservation Mexico City - August 7-12, 1995

Thirty-eight bryologists from 18 dif- tures of Bazzania, Conocephalum and demism in sub-Saharan Africa, respec- ferent countries met in Mexico City for Phaeoceros. Dana Bergstrom and Craig tively. The session was complemented the biennial meeting of the INTERNA- Tweedie referred to collaborative eco- with presentations by Lars Hedenäs on TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRYOLOGISTS. This logical studies on epiphytic bryophytes; the selection of species for conservation; was jointly sponsored by Instituto de research on bryophyte diversity in tropi- Patricia Geissler on Marchesinia; Biología, National University of Mexico cal America and in SE Asia was pre- Celina Matteri on Skottsbergia para- and hosted by Claudio Delgadillo M., sented by Noris Salazar and Sinikka doxica; Nick Hodgetts on threatened with the assistance of Daniel Tejero, Piippo, respectively, while Angela New- bryophytes in Europe; and Lars Söder- Angeles Cárdenas, Raquel Galván and ton referred to species composition in ström on island endemism and threat- Clementina Equihua. The Conference forest and pasture trees in Costa Rica. ened bryophytes. At the end, there was consisted of three sections, namely, Spore dispersal in Monoclea was intro- an open discussion on what an Action studies on the biology of tropical duced by María Teresa Moyá; Steven P. Plan should include. bryophytes, a workshop on endangered Churchill, on behalf of Edgar Linares FIELD TRIPS bryophytes, and two field trips. The city, and Angela Gómez, spoke on the moss Because of continuous personal inter- museums, ballet, ruins and other attrac- flora of Colombia; Noris Salazar de- actions, the field trips to nearby areas tions were visited independently. scribed a guide citing bryophytes along were most enjoyable. On Wednesday, a trail in a national park in Panama. STUDIES ON TROPICAL BRYOPHYTES August 9, the group headed for Lagunas The session was concluded by Jan-Pe- On Monday, August 7, the meeting de Zempoala - on the limit between the ter Frahm’s discussion of diversity, life was formally inaugurated by Dr. Héctor states of Mexico and Morelos in cen- strategies, origins and distribution of Hernández Macías, newly appointed tral Mexico - where we visited an Abies tropical inselberg bryophytes and a talk Director of Instituto de Biología, fol- religiosa forest. Although the organiz- by Clementina Equihua on a bryofloris- lowed by a lecture on “Rare or common: ers had prepared a preliminary list of tic comparison between an old field and How bryophytes exist”, by Dale H. Vitt. species, with the taxonomists in attend- a rain forest. The afternoon session dealt with papers ance, many interesting finds were posi- on the phylogeny and taxonomy of WORKSHOP ON ENDANGERED tively identified. Hopefully, if identifi- bryophytes. Barbara Crandall-Stotler, BRYOPHYTES cations are supplied to the author, he Allison Withey, Raymond Tangney and Tomas Hallingbäck, in collaboration will be able to provide a formal list of Yelitza León spoke on the Subclass with S. Rob Gradstein, organized this taxa for the area. Bryoerythrophyllum Metzgeriidae, the moss family Spiriden- workshop. Following the opening re- andersonianum, Daltonia gracilis and taceae, the Lembophyllaceae, and the marks of IAB’s president Timo Kopo- Metzgeria scyphigera are among the genus Cryphaea, respectively. Follow- nen, Tomas introduced the concepts of species kindly supplied by Benito Tan ing the coffee break, Timo Koponen, endangered species and conservation in and Tamás Pócs. Raymond Stotler and Efraín de Luna bryophytes, and provided additional I cannot avoid to report the disappear- referred to studies in Philonotis, Pellia talks on the Red List criteria and on an ance of Benito Tan in this area. His in- x appalachiana and the Hedwigiaceae. Action Plan for bryophytes. There were terest in mosses took him away long Royce Longton introduced research by several contributions on diversity and after the scheduled departure time; true, Ahamad Damanhuri and himself on the conservation: Richard H. Zander fo- he was not the only one, but he was the taxonomy of the moss genus Taxithe- cused on the Pottiaceae; Jirí Vá±a on most conspicuous for his absence which lium. the Jungermanniineae of the world; resulted in having the group eat lunch Thursday, August 10, was used to Tamás Pócs on epiphyllous liverworts; by the roadside. Then, we went to hear the remaining presentations on Benito Tan (and Zen Iwatsuki), Steven Barranca de Mexicapa. This is a small various aspects of tropical bryology. P. Churchill, Claudio Delgadillo, W.B. canyon whoseslopes are covered by Barbara Crandall-Stotler and her stu- Schofield (read by B. Tan) and Brian Pine, oak and mesophyllous forests. The dents, Brent Beilschnidt, Yuki Kobi- O´Shea discussed the subject with ref- flora is a mixture of tropical and tem- yama and James Thompson discussed erence to hot spots of mosses in Asia, perate elements which are well repre- their results on anatomy and ontogeny to the Andean moss flora, the moss flora sented among the bryophytes. Cryphaea of gametophytic and sporophytic struc- of Mexico, North America, and to en- Continued on page 7 No. 86, 1996 The Bryological Times 7 Continued from page 6 Flora Neotropica, Family Leucodontaceae (4 genera, patens, Drepanolejeunea axillaris and including Felipponea, Forsstroemia, Frullania arecae are among the bryo- bryophytes: Leucodon and Pseudocryphaea). Esti- phytes recognized by participants. mated number of species: 11. By H. The highlight of the field trip oc- progress report Akiyama, Museum of Nature, Hyogo curred some time before reaching the Division of Phylogenetics, 6-chome, Barranca. Due to a landslide that pre- for 1995 Yayyoigoaka, Sanda, Hyogo 669-13, vented the bus from taking it to its des- Japan. tination, the group had to hike most of NEW MONOGRAPHS OFFERED IN 1995 Hepatics the five kilometers that separated it from Genus Cyclolejeunea (Lejeunea- Mosses the selected area. Sinikka Piippo was ceae). Estimated number of species: 6- Family Cryphaeaceae (5 genera, in- recognized as a dedicated hiker while 7. By A. Lücking, Abteilung Spezielle cluding Cryphaea, Dendrocryphaea, the other members of the party were Botanik, Universität Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Dendropogonella, Schoenobryum and taken in successive trips on and in a Germany. Sphaerotheciella). Estimated number pick-up truck. The return trip was made Prof. Dr. S. R. Gradstein, Syste- of species: 55. By H. Akiyama, Museum on the back of a truck that took most of matisch-Geobotanisches Institut, Uni- of Nature, Hyogo Division of Phylo- the participants, who endured a chilly versity of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle genetics, 6-chome, Yayyoigoaka, afternoon in the rain with the highest 2, 73073 Göttingen, Germany of spirits! Sanda, Hyogo 669-13, Japan. On Friday 11, following the long Thursday session the group went to CRYPTOGAMICA HELVETICA Nevado de Toluca. The road took us formerly from the bottom of the Valley of Toluca Beiträge zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz (c. 2200 m a.s.l.) to the crater (more Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse than 4000 m elevation) where the sight Contributi per lo studio della flora crittogama svizzera of two lakes added to the beauty of the Volume 18 entitled «Conservation of tacular organisms and the realization distant valleys, as seen from the upper bryophytes in Europe - Means and of conservation plans including such slopes of the volcano. We then moved Measures» contains 19 contributions organisms are topics of concern to all downward for a visit to the Pinus from the Symposium held in Zürich in biologists, exceeding by far the field of hartwegii forest. From the bryological 1994. Consequently the range of topics bryologists. perspective, this area is still yielding in Cryptogamica Helvetica has ex- First published nearly a hundred years interesting findings; at least two records panded, with this volume being the first ago as «Beiträge zur Kryptogamenflora new to Mexico were obtained during our to include questions focusing on con- der Schweiz», Cryptogamica Helvetica visit. After a late lunch we drove to servation. Along with basic scientific today continues the tradition of present- Ixtapan de la Sal, a small resort town knowledge on the conservation of ing monographs on various cryptogams south of Nevado de Toluca from which bryophytes, this volume contains proof Central Europe. It is edited by a com- we started the following day toward posals for the implementation of results mittee of the Swiss Academy of Natu- Barranca de Malinaltenango. within conservation programs, taking ral Sciences. Future volumes will ap- Barranca de Malinaltenango is a 200- into consideration psychological, juridi- pear more frequently and treat various 250 m deep canyon at the town of the cal and political aspects. Most contri- topics in phycology, mycology, same name. Its slopes are covered by a butions are written in English with sum- lichenology, bryology and pteridology. fairly well preserved tropical deciduous maries in German. Order your issue now and subscribe forest dominated by species of Bursera, Difficulties in developing public for future volumes of Cryptogamica Heliocarpus and Guazuma. It seems awareness for the survival of less spec- Helvetica. Back issues are also avail- that, with the exception of the prelimi- able upon request. nary collections for the Conference field guide, the first local bryofloristic gath- bridge from which it returned to Mali- amigos! hoping to retain them a while erings were made during this field trip. naltenango for lunch, the comfort of the longer, but it has to be a “see you in We have received reports of Curvira- bus and the return trip to Mexico City. China” if one expects to cross the ocean mea, Cyathodium, Erpodium, Fissi- These were the last formal activities for a forthcoming IAB meeting. dens, Globulinella and Plagiochasma, of the Conference. After a week of dis- Claudio Delgadillo M., Instituto among the bryophytes collected there. cussions, of formal and informal gath- de Biología, UNAM, Apartado Postal The group moved diligently and was erings, it is not easy to see visitors go. 70-233, 04510 México, D.F., soon at the bottom of the canyon among One is tempted to say: Hasta la vista, MEXICO. Taxodium trees and on an old colonial 8 The Bryological Times No. 86, 1996 New publications those that do not understand Polish. New editors Most important to the general user is Bednarek-Ochyra, H. 1995. Rod- perhaps that the keys to the species, and zay Racomitrium (Musci, Grimmi- the diagnostic characters for their rec- of the aceae) w Polsce: taksonomia, ekologia ognition are given also in English. I i fitogeografia. [The genus Racomit- believe that at least people in Europe Bryological rium (Musci, Grimmiaceae) in Po- will find this work useful, and it should land: taxonomy, ecology and phyto- certainly be present in a more complete Times geography]. Fragmenta Floristica et bryological library. [L.H.] Geobotanica, Series Polonica 2: 3- Koponen, T., Karttunen, K. & Lars Hedenäs will resign as an edi- 307, with 77 text figures. ISSN 1233- Piippo, S. 1995. Suomen vesisammal- tor of the Bryological Times after three 0132. Available from: Ryszard kasvio [Aquatic bryophytes of Fin- years of excellent work. I guess that all Ochyra, Botanical Institute, Polish land] Bryobrothera 3: 1-83. 44 text IAB members will join me in a big Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46, 31- figures. (In Finnish with English sum- THANK YOU to him for this period. 512 Kraków, Poland. Price not stated. mary). ISBN 951-96475-2-X, ISSN Henrik Weibull, Uppsala, will step In the present treatment, the genus 1235-3949. Distributor: Bookstore up to an ordinary editor and he will Racomitrium is revised for Poland. Af- Tiedekirja, Kirkkokatu 14, FIN- mostly be responsible for receiving ter an outline of the history of the ge- 00170 Helsinki, Finland. Price: FIM material and, if needed, typing it in. nus, important characters are treated, 190.00 + postage. We therefore ask you to primarily send and distribution patterns and relation- The present guide to the aquatic contributions to him. ships of the genus are discussed. An bryophytes in Finland includes all spe- In addition, Terry Hedderson, Read- overview of the entire genus is pre- cies which are found in water during ing, will join us as editor. He will also sented, where it is divided into four most of the year in the country. For Fin- proof read the whole issue. subgenera, Niphotrichum (subgen. land this means 57 bryophyte species I will continue to put the contribu- nov.), Racomitrium, Cataracta and which are found in either still or run- tions together into printable pages. Ellipticodryptodon. Within the subgen- ning water, attached to the substrate or There is no immediate policy change era, a large number of sections and sub- freely floating. Because the book is in from our side. However, there has been sections are recognised, the majority of Finnish, most readers outside Finland a noticable decrease in number of con- them described as new. Thirteen spe- will find the illustrations of the species tributions the last year so we have not cies, one subspecies and one form are and the distribution maps to be of most been able to produce 6 issues per year. considered to occur in Poland, com- interest. Fourty-eight of the species are We are especially lacking somewhat pared with the eight recognised earlier. illustrated and distribution maps for longer contributions about bryology to Each species is thoroughly described, Finland are provided for 52 species. build an issue around. We will there- including at least two, usually excellent, The illustrations are generally of a fore see what we can do to stop this full-page illustrations. For each species high quality and the details relevant for trend. one distribution map for the entire range a certain identification are mostly in- The addresses to the editors are: of the species, and one map for its Polish cluded for the figured species. This is Lars Söderström distribution are also provided. something that also non-Finnish speak- Department of Botany For us non-Polish speaking people, ing bryologists will profit from. The Norwegian University of Science and it is a pity that the revision is written in only thing that is slightly disturbing in Technology Polish, but the long summary in Eng- the figures is that the fonts used for the N-7055 Dragvoll lish, more than twenty pages, together lengths of the scales could have been Norway with the ample illustrations (with cap- nicer. The distribution maps show FAX +47 73 59 61 00. tions in English as well as Polish) clearly how widespread many species [email protected] or should make the work available also to are in the north, species that are rare or [email protected] absent in Central and Western Europe. Henrik Weibull Terry Hedderson Evident examples are Warnstorfia Department of Ecology & Environ- Department of Botany trichophylla and Calliergon megalo- mental Sciences University of Reading phyllum, of which the latter has also Swedish Agricultural University Whiteknights disappeared from many of its more Box 7072 Reading RG6 2AS southern localities, probably due to too S-750 07 Uppsala United Kingdom high nutrient loads. It is a pity that the Sweden. FAX +44 1 734 753 676 guide was not written in English, so that FAX +46 18 67 34 30. [email protected] a wider audience could enjoy it fully. [email protected] [L.H.] No. 86, 1996 The Bryological Times 9 Bryology revival at the University DIARY Continued of Kentucky, August 2-4. ABLS Foray. Field trip on the Olympic Peninsula and central Lexington KY. Cascades. For more information please contact: Katie Glew, Botany Dept. Univ. After my retirement here I have been of Washington, e-mail: [email protected] phone: 206-685-2428 (lab), 206- given a special room to try to make a 725-0433 (home) fax: 206-684-1728 or Judy Harpel, Botany Dept. Univ. of Brit- comeback to Bryology. My whole ish Columbia, e-mail: [email protected] phone: 604-822-3344 (lab), 360-254- bryological library and all my reprints 6671 (home and work) and bryological manuscripts are housed August 4-8. ABLS meeting in conjunction with the Bryological Section of BSA here. Some people may remember me at the AIBS meeting in Seattle, ashington. Further information from Brent Mishler, as the first Editor of Buxbaumia and the University and Jepson Herbaria, 1001 Valley Life Science Building, Univ of Cali- collector of 20,000-25,000 specimens of fornia, Berkely, CA 94720-2465. Mosses and Hepatics in Malesia. Any- August 5-8. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the British Bryological Soci- body interested to share in the further ety, a symposium entitled ‘Innovations in bryophyte research’ will be taking place identification of these collections, at the University of Glasgow. Contributions are being invited. Local Secretary: mainly housed at BO, L, and more re- Dr J.H. Dickson, Department of Botany, The University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. cently at MO, please Fax a message to Tel.: 0141 339 8855, Fax: 0141 330 4447. me or send me an E-Mail (see below). August 9-16. Bryophyte course: “Mosses and Liverworts”. Tutor: Dr. Martha Most of my 1995 collections, to be Newton, Preston Montford Field Centre, Montford Bridge, Schrewsbury, SY4 deposited at MO ,BO and at the Sabah 1DX. Offering individual guidance at all levels. Details from the Warden, Ms. S. Parks Herbarium, were made in Indo- Townsend. nesian New Guinea and in Sabah, Bor- August 10-17. The BBS summer field meeting in Ballachulish, Argyll, Scot- neo, and a few near Hongkong, most land. Local Secretary: Gordon Rothero, Stronlonag, Glenmassan, by Dunoon, lowlands. I am trying to make this Argyll, PA23 8RA. Tel.: 01369 706281 project part of the Biodiversity Studies August 16-23. Bryophyte course: “Mosses and Liverworts of the Lake Dis- sponsored by the Worldbank and the trict”. Tutor: Dr. Martha Newton, Blencathra Field Centre, Threlkeld, Keswick, Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium. Cumbria, CA12 4BR.. Offering individual guidance at all levels. Details from Willem Meijer, Emeritus Prof. of the Warden, Dr. R. Lucas. Biology, Morgan Bldg 101. Postcode August 17-24. BBS summer field meeting in Braemar, Kincardine & Deeside, 40506, USA; Fax 606 257 17 17; Scotland. Local Secretary: Dr. Noel Pritchard, Foresters’ Cottage, Durris, Kin- E:mail [email protected] cardine, AB31 3BD. Tel.: 01330 811215. August 21-25. Field work at Champex, Valais (Central Alps). Information: P. Geissler, Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, C. P. 60, CH-1292 Chambésy/Genève. FAX 41-22-738 45 97. email: [email protected] Kinabalu Guide August 27-29. The Linnean Society of London is holding a conference in Bel- fast, Northern Ireland on ‘Systematics and Biological Collectons’. Further infor- again available mation from Cathrine R. Tyrie, Department of Botany, Ulster Museum, Belfast The “Mosses and Liverworts of BT9 5AB, N. Ireland. Phone 01232 381251. Email: crt@belumreg. demon.co.uk. Mount Kinabalu” by J.-P. Frahm, W. September 1-6. Course: “Woodland Bryophytes”. Tutor: Dr. Martha Newton, Frey, H. Kürschner and M. Menzel were Rhyd-y-creuau, Drapers’ Field Centre, Bets-y-coed, Gwynedd, LL24 OHB. Of- difficult to purchase for a long time and fering individual guidance at all levels. Details from the Warden, Mr. K. Iball. seemed recently to be out of stock. Ac- Ocrober 20-22. BBS Annual General Meeting and Symposium Meeting at cording to an information provided by Ness Botanic Garden, Wirral. Local Secretary: Dr. Hugh McAllister, Ness Bo- Tamás Pócs, Nature History Book serv- tanic Gardens, The University of Liverpool, Environmental & Horticultural Re- ice Ltd (2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon search Station, Ness, Neston, Wirral, Cheshire, L64 4AY. Tel.: 0151 3530123. TQ9 5XN, UK) offers this booklet (91 October 8-12. International Symposium of Botanic Systematics and Plant Ge- pages, 79 col. photographs) now for a ography, Herbarium Haussmecht, Jena, Germany. price of 9.95 BP. Orders may be send October 14-17. The ninth Bryological-lichenological days of the Czech by fax (+44-1803-865280) or e-mail bryologists in Jihlava town. Send the applications to RNDr. Ivan Novotn, Depart- ([email protected]). ment of Botany, Moravian Muzeum, Preslova 1, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Repub- Jan-Peter Frahm lic. E-mail [email protected]. No. 86, 1996 The Bryological Times 10

The Bryologial Times is a newslet- Send contributions to: ter published bimonthly for the Inter- D. H. Vitt, University of Alberta, national Association of Bryologists. Department of Botany, Edmonton, Items for publication are to be sent to DIARYAlberta, Canada TG6 2E9 the Editors (preferably HW), except for those for the regular columns, which may go direct to the column editors 1996 Deadlines for material to the Bryol. March 15-17. Bryophyte course: “Introduction to Mosses and Liverworts”. Times will be January 15, March 15, Tutor: Dr. Martha Newton, Rhyd-y-creuau, Drapers’ Field Centre, Bets-y-coed, May 15, July 15, September 15 and No- Gwynedd, LL24 OHB. Especially for beginners, but others are welcome too. vember 15 with the publication shortly Details from the Warden, Mr. J. Ellis. afterwards. Shorter notes may be ac- April 10-16. BBS spring field meeting in Dolgellau, Gwynedd.Local Secre- cepted later if there is still space. taries: Tim Blackstock & Marcus Yeo, Countryside Council for Wales, Plas Penrhos, Penrhos Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2LQ. Tel.: 01248 370444. Editors April 11-14. Spring excursion of the Bryologisch-Lichenologische Lars Söderström, Dept. of Bot., Nor- Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa (BLAM): Nahe Valley near Idar-Oberstein wegian Univ. of Sci. & Techn., N-7055 (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Further information: Steffen Caspari, Im Dragvoll, Norway.FAX +47 73596100. Falkenbösch 46, D-66606 St. Wendel. [email protected] April 26-28. Bryophyte course: Sphagnum Weekend.Tutor: Dr. Martha New- Henrik Weibull, Dept. Ecol & Envir. ton, Rhyd-y-creuau, Drapers’ Field Centre, Bets-y-coed, Gwynedd, LL24 OHB. Sci., Swedish Agric. Univ., Box 7072, A chance to learn how to recognize most of the British species in the field, and S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. FAX +46 to study them alongside keys. Details from the Warden, Mr. J. Ellis. 18673430. May 22-29. Bryophyte course: “Mosses and Liverworts”. Tutor: Dr. Martha [email protected] Newton, Orielton Field Centre, Pembroke, Dyfed, SA71 5EZ. Offering indi- Terry Hedderson, Dept. of Bot., Univ. vidual guidance at all levels. Details from the Warden, Dr. R. G. Crump. of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 2AS June 7-9. Annual assembly with paper reading meeting and excursions: Reading, UK. FAX +44 1 734 753 676. Wägital, Schwyz (northern Prealps). Information: P. Geissler, Conservatoire [email protected] et jardin botaniques, C. P. 60, CH-1292 Chambésy/Genève. FAX 41-22-738 45 97. email: [email protected] Column Editors July 11-13. Second International Sphagnum Field Trip and Symposium in J.-P. Frahm & B. O’Shea (computer tech- New Jersey, New York and Quebec. Further information from Dr. Line niques); J. M. Glime (ecology); T. Hallingbäck & E. Urmi (conservation); A. R. Perry (news from Rochefort, Phytologie, FSAA, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, G1K 7P4, the herbaria); T. Pócs (tropical bryology); M. L. fax (418) 656-7856 or e-mail [email protected]. Sargent (techniques); J. Vána & W. R. Buck July 13-14. Fourth Annual Canadian Peatland Restoration Workshop at (floristics and phytogeography); D. H. Vitt (di- Université Laval, Québec, Canada. Further information from Dr. Line Rocefort ary, best book buys, taxonomy). (address above). The Bryological Times, founded in 1980 by July 25-28. International Symposium of Plant Character and Diversity of Stanley Wilson Greene (1928-1989), is distributed East Asia. Location: Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming from Beijing (China), Canberra (Australia), Ed- monton (Canada), Eger (Hungary), Geneva (Swit- 650204, China zerland), Hiroshima (Japan), Moscow (Russia), July 26-August 2. Bryophyte course: “Mosses and Liverworts”. Tutor: Dr. Praha (Czech Republic), St. Louis (USA) and Martha Newton, Malham Tarn Field Centre, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 Trondheim (Norway). 9PU. Offering individual guidance at all levels. Details from the Warden, Mr. Production K. Iball. Lars Söderström, Trondheim July 31 - August 5. Summer excursion and annual assembly of the Bryologisch-Lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa: Stubaier Alpen (Tyrol, Austria). Further information: Paul Hofmann, Unterer Stadtplatz 8a, A-6060 Hall in Tirol. For details regarding membership of August 1-2. Workshop on Conservation of Bryophytes in Europe, Reading, to International Association of Bryolo- U.K. Topics: 1) Revisions of Red Data Books of Europe ant the application of gists (currently US $ 11.- per year) write the new IUCN categories. 2) Floristic investigations of Europe: the statu of to Dale H. Vitt, Department of Botany, knowledge and identification of areas where more work is needed. Enquires University of Alberta, Edmonton, Al- and pre-registration to Royce E. Longton, Department of Botany, University of berta, Canada TG6 2E9. Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 2AS Reading, U.K. Fax. +44 1 734 753 676.