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A compilation of state of the art papers on key topics in bryology from invited speakers at the Centenary Symposium, University of Glasgow, 57 August 1996.
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A SPECIAL TRIBUTE
The life and work of Professor Paul Westmacott Richards December 19, 1908–October 4, 1995 Jeffrey G. Duckett
ORIGINS, EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS
The fossil record of early land plants and interrelationships between primitive embryophytes: too little and too late? D. Edwards, C. H. Wellman and L. Axe
Bryophyte phylogeny and the evolution of land plants: evidence from development and ultrastructure David J. Garbary and Karen S. Renzaglia
Bryophytes and the origins and diversification of land plants: new evidence from molecules Terry A. Hedderson, Russell L. Chapman and Cymon J. Cox
A molecular approach to bryophyte systematics Martin Bopp and Ingrid Capesius
Molecular taxonomy of liverworts Helene Bischler and Marie-Catherine Boisselier
Spore colour and ornamentation in the taxonomy of Asterella (Marchantiales, Aytoniaceae) David G. Long
The ordinal classification of mosses: questions and answers for the 1990s Dale H Vitt, Bernard Goffinet and Terry Hedderson
Cladistic studies on pleurocarpous mosses: research needs, and use of results Lars Hedenäs
Revised generic classification of the Orthotrichaceae based on a molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology Bernard Goffinet and Dale H. Vitt
Genetic analysis of a hybrid zone in Mielichhoferia (Musci) A. Jonathan Shaw
MORPHOGENESIS AND CELL BIOLOGY
Auxin structure-activity relationships in Physcomitrella patens Neil W. Ashton
Origin of bicentrioles in Anthocerote spermatogenous cells Kevin C. Vaughan and Karen S. Renzaglia
Microtubules and gametophyte morphogenesis in liverwort Marchantia paleacea Bert. P. Apostolakos and B. Galatis
Protonemal morphogenesis Jeffrey G. Duckett, Annette M. Schmid and Roberto Ligrone
Gravitropism in moss protonema Fred D. Sack, Tanyer A. Wagner and Volker D. Kern
PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION AND GLOBAL CHANGE
New perspectives in the biophysics and physiology of bryophytes J. A. Raven, H. Griffiths, E. C. Smith and K. C. Vaughn
Ecophysiology of photosynthetic pigments in aquatic bryophytes Javier Martínez-Abaigar and Encarnación Núñez-Olivera
Nutrient retention, desiccation and redistribution in mosses Jeffrey W. Bates and Solveig Bakken
Quantifying bryophyte-environment relationships H. J. B. Birks, Einar Heegaard, Hilary H. Birks and Birgitte Jonsgard
Modelling the dynamics of bryophyte populations Lars Söderström
Effects of ozone and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on bryophytes J. A. Lee, S. J. M. Caporn, J. Carroll, J. P. Foot, D. Johnson, L. Potter and A. F. S. Taylor
Effects of increased carbon dioxide and nitrogen supply on mosses Jyrki Jauhiainen, Jouko Silvola and Harri Vasander
Sphagnum, the peatland carbon economy, and climate change R. S. Clymo
Reproductive biology and life history strategies R. E. Longton
The life and work of Professor Paul Westmacott Richards December 19, 1908–October 4, 1995 Jeffrey G. Duckett
ORIGINS, EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS
The fossil record of early land plants and interrelationships between primitive embryophytes: too little and too late? D. Edwards, C. H. Wellman and L. Axe
Bryophyte phylogeny and the evolution of land plants: evidence from development and ultrastructure David J. Garbary and Karen S. Renzaglia
Bryophytes and the origins and diversification of land plants: new evidence from molecules Terry A. Hedderson, Russell L. Chapman and Cymon J. Cox
A molecular approach to bryophyte systematics Martin Bopp and Ingrid Capesius
Molecular taxonomy of liverworts Helene Bischler and Marie-Catherine Boisselier
Spore colour and ornamentation in the taxonomy of Asterella (Marchantiales, Aytoniaceae) David G. Long
The ordinal classification of mosses: questions and answers for the 1990s Dale H Vitt, Bernard Goffinet and Terry Hedderson
Cladistic studies on pleurocarpous mosses: research needs, and use of results Lars Hedenäs
Revised generic classification of the Orthotrichaceae based on a molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology Bernard Goffinet and Dale H. Vitt
Genetic analysis of a hybrid zone in Mielichhoferia (Musci) A. Jonathan Shaw
MORPHOGENESIS AND CELL BIOLOGY
Auxin structure-activity relationships in Physcomitrella patens Neil W. Ashton
Origin of bicentrioles in Anthocerote spermatogenous cells Kevin C. Vaughan and Karen S. Renzaglia
Microtubules and gametophyte morphogenesis in liverwort Marchantia paleacea Bert. P. Apostolakos and B. Galatis
Protonemal morphogenesis Jeffrey G. Duckett, Annette M. Schmid and Roberto Ligrone
Gravitropism in moss protonema Fred D. Sack, Tanyer A. Wagner and Volker D. Kern
PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION AND GLOBAL CHANGE
New perspectives in the biophysics and physiology of bryophytes J. A. Raven, H. Griffiths, E. C. Smith and K. C. Vaughn
Ecophysiology of photosynthetic pigments in aquatic bryophytes Javier Martínez-Abaigar and Encarnación Núñez-Olivera
Nutrient retention, desiccation and redistribution in mosses Jeffrey W. Bates and Solveig Bakken
Quantifying bryophyte-environment relationships H. J. B. Birks, Einar Heegaard, Hilary H. Birks and Birgitte Jonsgard
Modelling the dynamics of bryophyte populations Lars Söderström
Effects of ozone and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on bryophytes J. A. Lee, S. J. M. Caporn, J. Carroll, J. P. Foot, D. Johnson, L. Potter and A. F. S. Taylor
Effects of increased carbon dioxide and nitrogen supply on mosses Jyrki Jauhiainen, Jouko Silvola and Harri Vasander
Sphagnum, the peatland carbon economy, and climate change R. S. Clymo
Reproductive biology and life history strategies R. E. Longton