%0 Journal Article
%A Patiño, Jairo
%A Bisang, Irene
%A Goffinet, Bernard
%A Hedenäs, Lars
%A McDaniel, Stuart
%A Pressel, Silvia
%A Stech, Michael
%A Ah-Peng, Claudine
%A Bergamini, Ariel
%A Caners, Richard T.
%A Christine Cargill, D.
%A Cronberg, Nils
%A Duckett, Jeffrey
%A Eppley, Sarah
%A Fenton, Nicole J.
%A Fisher, Kirsten
%A González Mancebo, Juana
%A Hasebe, Mitsuyasu
%A Heinrichs, Jochen
%A Hylander, Kristoffer
%A Ignatov, Michael S.
%A Martínez Abaigar, Javier
%A Medina, Nagore G.
%A Medina Bujalance, Rafael
%A Quandt, Dietmar
%A Rensing, Stefan A.
%A Renzaglia, Karen
%A Renner, Matthew
%A Ros, Rosa M.
%A Schäfer Verwimp, Alfons
%A Villarreal, Juan Carlos
%A Vanderpoorten, Alain
%T Unveiling the nature of a miniature world: a horizon scan of fundamental questions in bryology
%D 2022
%@ 0373-6687
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/126197
%X IntroductionHalf 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.MethodsWe 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 resultsThe 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.ConclusionsAlthough 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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