Unveiling the nature of a miniature world : a horizon scan of fundamental questions in bryology
(2022) In Journal of Bryology 44(1). p.1-34- Abstract
Introduction: Half a century since the creation of the International Association of Bryologists, we carried out a review to identify outstanding challenges and future perspectives in bryology. Specifically, we have identified 50 fundamental questions that are critical in advancing the discipline. Methods: We have adapted a deep-rooted methodology of horizon scanning to identify key research foci. An initial pool of 258 questions was prepared by a multidisciplinary and international working group of 32 bryologists. A series of online surveys completed by a broader community of researchers in bryology, followed by quality-control steps implemented by the working group, were used to create a list of top-priority questions. This final list... (More)
Introduction: Half a century since the creation of the International Association of Bryologists, we carried out a review to identify outstanding challenges and future perspectives in bryology. Specifically, we have identified 50 fundamental questions that are critical in advancing the discipline. Methods: We have adapted a deep-rooted methodology of horizon scanning to identify key research foci. An initial pool of 258 questions was prepared by a multidisciplinary and international working group of 32 bryologists. A series of online surveys completed by a broader community of researchers in bryology, followed by quality-control steps implemented by the working group, were used to create a list of top-priority questions. This final list was restricted to 50 questions with a broad conceptual scope and answerable through realistic research approaches. Key results: The top list of 50 fundamental questions was organised into four general topics: Bryophyte Biodiversity and Biogeography; Bryophyte Ecology, Physiology and Reproductive Biology; Bryophyte Conservation and Management; and Bryophyte Evolution and Systematics. These topics included 9, 19, 14 and 8 questions, respectively. Conclusions: Although many of the research challenges identified are not newly conceived, our horizon-scanning exercise has established a significant foundation for future bryological research. We suggest analytical and conceptual strategies and novel developments for potential use in advancing the research agenda for bryology.
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- Patiño, Jairo
; Bisang, Irene
; Goffinet, Bernard
; Hedenäs, Lars
; McDaniel, Stuart
; Pressel, Silvia
; Stech, Michael
; Ah-Peng, Claudine
; Bergamini, Ariel
; Caners, Richard T.
; Christine Cargill, D.
; Cronberg, Nils
LU
; Duckett, Jeffrey
; Eppley, Sarah
; Fenton, Nicole J.
; Fisher, Kirsten
; González-Mancebo, Juana
; Hasebe, Mitsuyasu
; Heinrichs, Jochen
; Hylander, Kristoffer
; Ignatov, Michael S.
; Martínez-Abaigar, Javier
; Medina, Nagore G.
; Medina, Rafael
; Quandt, Dietmar
; Rensing, Stefan A.
; Renzaglia, Karen
; Renner, Matthew
; Ros, Rosa M.
; Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons
; Villarreal, Juan Carlos
and Vanderpoorten, Alain
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- Biogeography, bryophytes, conservation, dispersal, diversity; ecology, evolution, physiology, reproduction, systematics, taxonomy
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- Journal of Bryology
- volume
- 44
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 34 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:85129644847
- ISSN
- 0373-6687
- DOI
- 10.1080/03736687.2022.2054615
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Introduction: Half a century since the creation of the International Association of Bryologists, we carried out a review to identify outstanding challenges and future perspectives in bryology. Specifically, we have identified 50 fundamental questions that are critical in advancing the discipline. Methods: We have adapted a deep-rooted methodology of horizon scanning to identify key research foci. An initial pool of 258 questions was prepared by a multidisciplinary and international working group of 32 bryologists. A series of online surveys completed by a broader community of researchers in bryology, followed by quality-control steps implemented by the working group, were used to create a list of top-priority questions. This final list was restricted to 50 questions with a broad conceptual scope and answerable through realistic research approaches. Key results: The top list of 50 fundamental questions was organised into four general topics: Bryophyte Biodiversity and Biogeography; Bryophyte Ecology, Physiology and Reproductive Biology; Bryophyte Conservation and Management; and Bryophyte Evolution and Systematics. These topics included 9, 19, 14 and 8 questions, respectively. Conclusions: Although many of the research challenges identified are not newly conceived, our horizon-scanning exercise has established a significant foundation for future bryological research. We suggest analytical and conceptual strategies and novel developments for potential use in advancing the research agenda for bryology.</p>}},
author = {{Patiño, Jairo and Bisang, Irene and Goffinet, Bernard and Hedenäs, Lars and McDaniel, Stuart and Pressel, Silvia and Stech, Michael and Ah-Peng, Claudine and Bergamini, Ariel and Caners, Richard T. and Christine Cargill, D. and Cronberg, Nils and Duckett, Jeffrey and Eppley, Sarah and Fenton, Nicole J. and Fisher, Kirsten and González-Mancebo, Juana and Hasebe, Mitsuyasu and Heinrichs, Jochen and Hylander, Kristoffer and Ignatov, Michael S. and Martínez-Abaigar, Javier and Medina, Nagore G. and Medina, Rafael and Quandt, Dietmar and Rensing, Stefan A. and Renzaglia, Karen and Renner, Matthew and Ros, Rosa M. and Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons and Villarreal, Juan Carlos and Vanderpoorten, Alain}},
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