Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research
The development of evidence-based international strategies for the conservation and management of Arctic ecosystems in the face of climate change is hindered by critical knowledge gaps in Arctic floristic diversity and evolution. Particularly poorly studied are the bryophytes, which dominate the veg...
Published in: | Arctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 https://doaj.org/article/465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 2023-05-15T14:23:40+02:00 Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research Lily R. Lewis Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond Elisabeth M. Biersma Peter Convey Bernard Goffinet Kristian Hassel Hans (J.D.) Kruijer Catherine La Farge Jordan Metzgar Michael Stech Juan Carlos Villarreal Stuart F. McDaniel 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 https://doaj.org/article/465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2016-0043 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 Arctic Science, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 475-497 (2017) biodiversity dispersal local adaptation microbiome phylogeography Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 2022-12-31T07:38:27Z The development of evidence-based international strategies for the conservation and management of Arctic ecosystems in the face of climate change is hindered by critical knowledge gaps in Arctic floristic diversity and evolution. Particularly poorly studied are the bryophytes, which dominate the vegetation across vast areas of the Arctic and consequently play an important role in global biogeochemical cycles. Currently, much of what is known about Arctic floristic evolution is based on studies of vascular plants. Bryophytes, however, possess a number of features, such as poikilohydry, totipotency, several reproductive strategies, and the ability to disperse through microscopic diaspores, that may cause their responses to Arctic environments to differ from those of the vascular plants. Here we discuss several priority areas identified in the Arctic Council’s “Arctic Biodiversity Assessment” that are necessary to illuminate patterns of Arctic bryophyte evolution and diversity, including dispersal, glacial refugia, local adaptation, and ecological interactions with bryophyte-associated microbiomes. A survey of digitally available herbarium data archived in the largest online aggregate, GBIF, across the Arctic to boreal zones indicates that sampling coverage of mosses is heterogeneous and relatively sparse in the Arctic sensu stricto. A coordinated international effort across the Arctic will be necessary to address knowledge gaps in Arctic bryophyte diversity and evolution in the context of ongoing climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic biodiversity Arctic Climate change Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Science 3 3 475 497 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
biodiversity dispersal local adaptation microbiome phylogeography Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
spellingShingle |
biodiversity dispersal local adaptation microbiome phylogeography Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 Lily R. Lewis Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond Elisabeth M. Biersma Peter Convey Bernard Goffinet Kristian Hassel Hans (J.D.) Kruijer Catherine La Farge Jordan Metzgar Michael Stech Juan Carlos Villarreal Stuart F. McDaniel Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
topic_facet |
biodiversity dispersal local adaptation microbiome phylogeography Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 |
description |
The development of evidence-based international strategies for the conservation and management of Arctic ecosystems in the face of climate change is hindered by critical knowledge gaps in Arctic floristic diversity and evolution. Particularly poorly studied are the bryophytes, which dominate the vegetation across vast areas of the Arctic and consequently play an important role in global biogeochemical cycles. Currently, much of what is known about Arctic floristic evolution is based on studies of vascular plants. Bryophytes, however, possess a number of features, such as poikilohydry, totipotency, several reproductive strategies, and the ability to disperse through microscopic diaspores, that may cause their responses to Arctic environments to differ from those of the vascular plants. Here we discuss several priority areas identified in the Arctic Council’s “Arctic Biodiversity Assessment” that are necessary to illuminate patterns of Arctic bryophyte evolution and diversity, including dispersal, glacial refugia, local adaptation, and ecological interactions with bryophyte-associated microbiomes. A survey of digitally available herbarium data archived in the largest online aggregate, GBIF, across the Arctic to boreal zones indicates that sampling coverage of mosses is heterogeneous and relatively sparse in the Arctic sensu stricto. A coordinated international effort across the Arctic will be necessary to address knowledge gaps in Arctic bryophyte diversity and evolution in the context of ongoing climate change. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Lily R. Lewis Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond Elisabeth M. Biersma Peter Convey Bernard Goffinet Kristian Hassel Hans (J.D.) Kruijer Catherine La Farge Jordan Metzgar Michael Stech Juan Carlos Villarreal Stuart F. McDaniel |
author_facet |
Lily R. Lewis Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond Elisabeth M. Biersma Peter Convey Bernard Goffinet Kristian Hassel Hans (J.D.) Kruijer Catherine La Farge Jordan Metzgar Michael Stech Juan Carlos Villarreal Stuart F. McDaniel |
author_sort |
Lily R. Lewis |
title |
Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
title_short |
Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
title_full |
Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
title_fullStr |
Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
title_full_unstemmed |
Future directions and priorities for Arctic bryophyte research |
title_sort |
future directions and priorities for arctic bryophyte research |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 https://doaj.org/article/465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic Arctic biodiversity Arctic Climate change |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic biodiversity Arctic Climate change |
op_source |
Arctic Science, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 475-497 (2017) |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2016-0043 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/465f1b46da3b4eb69b0418a19470af30 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0043 |
container_title |
Arctic Science |
container_volume |
3 |
container_issue |
3 |
container_start_page |
475 |
op_container_end_page |
497 |
_version_ |
1766296162155888640 |