“Moderation is not his middle name.” Mossing, officially known as bryology, is the study of bryophytes — mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Bryophytes, which reproduce through spores and lack a ...

Mosses are small, non-vascular, flowerless plants that are in the unusual Bryophyta division. These mosses grow in dense green clumps or mats in damp or shady locations of which liverworts, lichens ...

Herbicide resistance poses a challenge to producing enough food for a growing population. Sam Caygill and colleagues at the ...

Jim Dickson, of Glasgow University's Institute of Biodiversity, said: "Most members of the public are unlikely to be knowledgeable about bryophytes - mosses and liverworts. "However, no fewer than ...

Review of the second edition: 'Since the first edition of British Mosses and Liverworts was published in 1955 it has proved an invaluable help to the beginner in the study of bryophytes. With this ...

Bryophytes, especially mosses, represent a largely untapped resource for monitoring and indicating effects of climate change on the living environment. They are tied very closely to the external ...