The Bryological Times Number 126 November 2008
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Bryological Times Number 126 November 2008 Newsletter of the International Association of Bryologists CONTENT IAB News • The IAB-congress 2009 in South Africa: an update ...................................................................................... 2 • Stanley W. Greene Award: call for proposals ............................................................................................... 2 • The IAB seeks new candidates and active collaborators ............................................................................. 2 Personal News ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Field Research News • Post IAB 2007 conference field trip to the Cameron Highlands ................................................................... 3 Research Reports • Bryolat project ................................................................................................................................................... 5 • Herbarium news from Michigan ...................................................................................................................... 5 Theses in bryology ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Bryological exhibition ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Literature column • Bryophytes of Colorado ................................................................................................................................. 10 • Handbook of Mosses of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands................................................... 11 • Cryptogamie, Bryologie dedicated to two famous women in bryology ................................................... 12 • An illustrated key to the Racomitrioideae ................................................................................................... 13 • Annotated species list of Mosses from Sardinia ......................................................................................... 13 • Bryophytes of Malta ........................................................................................................................................ 14 • Liverworts of New England ........................................................................................................................... 14 Courses and workshops • Workshop on loess mosses in Germany....................................................................................................... 14 • So be Free 14 in Central Sierra Nevada ......................................................................................................... 15 • The 2009 Crum Workshop .............................................................................................................................. 15 Web news • Index Hepaticarum is available online .......................................................................................................... 16 • IAB Directory on line ....................................................................................................................................... 17 • Cryptogram website of the Australian National Botanic Garden................................................................ 18 Bryological Times Contacts ................................................................................................................................ 18 Upcoming Meetings – Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 20 Dear bryologists, IAB This newsletter kicks off with an update of the next IAB World Congress in South Africa. The dates have now been agreed (16-20 August 2009) and Terry Hedderson, who has taken the lead to organize this congress, will put more information on the IAB website as this becomes available. The IAB is also looking for active members to edit the newsletter or take up the position of president or council members and candidates for the council! Finally, we invite especially the younger bryologists to submit proposals for the Stanley M. Green Award. Geert Raeymaekers ISSN 0253-473 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The International Association of Bryologists (IAB) is an organisation open for all interested in bryophytes. For membership, contact Geert Raeymaekers or Blanka Shaw. Visit the IAB web site: http://bryology.org for further information. The Bryological Times is issued 3 to 4 times per year. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ IAB NEWS _________________________________________________ The IAB World Congress 2009 in South Africa: an update The dates for our South Africa meeting have been set African Bryology for 16-20 August 2009. Participants should arrive on Bryophyte Biology (A general session) 15 August. This is a change from the tentative dates Evolutionary Community Ecology announced earlier because those dates were in conflict Conservation Biology with the start of school in many northern hemisphere Phylogeny & Systematics universities. Terry Hedderson will be making a full, Phylogeography & Biogeography detailed announcement soon, but informed me that he is constructing a draft scientific programme with the We will keep you informed through Bryonet and following major themes. the IAB-website ___________________________________________________________ Stanley W. Greene Award: call for proposals The objective of this award, which is named after • Purchase of research equipment, books, and Stanley W. Greene (one of the founding fathers of the supplies. International Associations of Bryologists and initiator of the Bryological Times), is to contribute to the Young investigators of third-world countries are growth of bryology as a research area of international especially encouraged to apply. stature. Eligibility: only IAB-members can receive the S.W. The IAB Council has decided to provide support for a Greene Award. few grants for a total of 3500 USD and invites IAB- members to submit applications for the Stanley Interested researchers are invited to send: Greene Awards. The following IAB Grant Committee • a two-page application including the title, full has been appointed by the President: G. name and coordinates (address, email, …), Raeymaekers (chairperson), Blanka Shaw (Treasurer) description of the project, its significance to and Johannes Enroth. One or two other members will bryology; be added later. • a one-page list of the expenditures (items and expected costs) that the grant support The Stanley Greene Grant will be used for; • provides direct assistance to carry out • a one-page curriculum vitae, including the research in a priority-research area; names of two persons who could write letters • is given on the basis of the merit of the of support. proposal; • should not support personnel costs. Applications should be submitted as pdf files to the chairperson and the secretary. Priority criteria are • Interdisciplinary and collaborative research; Chairperson: [email protected] • Seed money in exploring new areas of Secretary: [email protected] research; • Travel to attend international meetings, to Application deadline: 31 March 2009 obtain training, to research laboratories, to areas of environmental concern; ___________________________________________________________ The IAB seeks new candidates and active collaborators New president and council members 2nd vice president: Ben Tan 5 Councillors: Christine Cargill, Uwe Drehwald, Terry The IAB is seeking candidates to serve the association Hedderson, Misha Ignatov and David Long. for the next 4 years as at the IAB meeting in South Africa 2009 the term for the following offices expires: Rob Gradstein will leave as past president and will automatically be replaced by Janice Glime. President: Janice Glime _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 The Bryological Times, Issue 126 – October 2008 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The president has appointed an election committee consisting of Lars Söderström, Norway (Chair), Karen There is no need to ask the persons before (we can do Renzaglia, USA and Hironori Deguchi, Japan. that) but indicate if you already have asked. We would like to have suggestions for candidates that For the committee can fill the above-mentioned positions. Please send Lars Söderström the name to the chair Dr. Lars Söderström. [email protected] ___________________________________________________________ IAB seeks support for the Bryological Times We are looking for a new editor for the Bryological Please contact me ([email protected]) with cc to Times. If you are interested, or would like to nominate Geert Raeymaekers ([email protected]) someone, please contact me: [email protected]. Janice M. Glime [email protected] PERSONAL NEWS___________________________________________ The editor would like to thank all people that sent in information about their bryological activities. Have you taken