A bibliography is a collection of literature about a certain topic. Their importance was paramount in the days before the internet, today they seem to be gone. At least, I'm not aware that they are still used and compiled, since even articles and papers back to the mid 19th century are digitized and indexed. Nevertheless, I think they can still be usefull. I found it tiresome to comb through the internet with search engines, even more so at the very start. To find something you first need to know what you are looking for.
So, this bibliography is centered around the topic of bryophytes. But, bryology is a small discipline, many things of interest are therfore published in books or journals dealing with botany, biology or sometimes even science in general. The list will cover books, journals currently published and ones which cheased to, papers which I found to be noteworthy and web resources.
| Title | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Bryological Times | International Association of Bryologists | Biannual Journal publishing personalia, notes on IAB meetings, bryological communications, publication reviews and dates of future meetings, workshops etc. All issues except the latest one are accesible free of charge here |
| Herzogia | Bryologisch-Lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa e.V. | International scientific journal of the BLAM, one issue per year in two booklets. Publishes original research and short communications on systematics, taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of predominantly central european bryophytes and lichen. Links to abstracts of newer issuses, complete downloads of some older issues. |
| Herzogiella | Bryologisch-Lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa e.V. | Journal of the german BLAM society, published once a year. Personalia of the society, proceedings from meetings and excursions, notes on current bryological topics. Many articles are accesible free of charge. |
| Title | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bryologische Rundbriefe | Frahm, Jan-Peter | German circular published from 1990 until I think the mid 2000ands.Content dealt with proceedings from conferences, notes from exursions of individuals, reviews, notes on bryological topics. Can be found on some servers of libraries. |
| Title | Author | Publishing information | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biologie der Moose | Frahm, Jan-Peter | Springer Spektrum 2001 | German. Introductory textbook, written in a way which makes it accessible to non-bryologists. Covers general characteristics, Systematics, Ecology, Biogeography, Physiology, Cytology and Genetics, Phytochemie, Phylogenie, fossile records, applied Bryology and History of Bryology. |
| Bryophyta | O. P. Sharma | McGraw Hill education (India) Private Limited | English. Indian college textbook, covers Morphology and Anatomy of Gametophyte and Sporophyte, Systematics, life cycle, Phylogeny, Morphogenesis, sexual and asexual reproduction, Physiology, Phytochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Cytology, Evolution and Economic importance. While certainly very broad, I consider it to be a second choice. A common thread seems to be missing, and Marchantiophyta are given a disproportionate amount of space compared to other divisions. |
| Bryophyte Biology | Goffinet Bernard (ed.) & Shaw A. J. (ed) | Cambridge University Press 2009 | English. Probably the mainstream textbook about bryology. Features chapters about Marchantiophyta, Bryophyta, Acerotophyta, Evolution and Phylogenomics, Mosses as model organisms, Physiological ecology, Desiccation tolerance, Mineral nutrition, bryophyte-dominated peatlands, Population and community ecology, Species and Speciation and Conservation biology. |
| Introduction to Bryophytes | Vanderpoorten Alain & Goffinet Bernard | Cambridge University Press 2009 | English. Can be seen as the small brother of "Bryophyte Biology" and should serve as an easy introduction to the topic. Chapters about Evolution, Ecology, Liverworts, Mosses, Hornworts, Biogeography, Physiology and Conservation biology. |
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| BLAM | Web page of the Bryologisch-Lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa e.V. A german society dedicated to research on the bryological and lichenological flora of middle europe. Yearly excursion, short guides about getting started with bryology and lichenology, publishes the paper Herzogiella and the scientific journal Herzogia. |
| Hattori Botanical Laboratory | Web page of the japanese Hattori Botanical Laboratory, a research institution and botanical garden with focus on bryophytes and lichnens from japan, asia and the circumpolar region. Publishes the open acces journal Hattoria. On the site one can find 10 PDFs of floras, keys, catalouges and books about research methods in bryology as well as pictures of their type collection. |