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Unveiling the nature of a miniature world: a horizon scan of fundamental questions in bryology 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 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 Bujalance, Rafael Quandt, Dietmar Rensing, Stefan A. Renzaglia, Karen Renner, Matthew Ros, Rosa M. Schäfer Verwimp, Alfons Villarreal, Juan Carlos Vanderpoorten, Alain 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. 2025-11-18T16:37:23Z 2025-11-18T16:37:23Z 2025-11-18T16:37:23Z 2022-04 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/126197 0373-6687 10.1080/03736687.2022.2054615 1743-2820 eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//RYC-2016-20506/ES info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-110538GA-I00/ES/HACIA UN MODELO MECANISTICO DE INVASION EN ISLAS OCEANICAS: DETERMINANTES DEL EXITO DE ESTABLECIMIENTO E INVASION DE PLANTAS EXOTICAS/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PGC2018-093824-B-C42/ES/RAICES ECOFISIOLOGICAS Y EVOLUTIVAS DE LA TOLERANCIA A ESTRESES MULTIPLES EN PLANTAS/ Patiño, J., Bisang, I., Goffinet, B., Hedenäs, L., McDaniel, S., Pressel, S., … Vanderpoorten, A. (2022). Unveiling the nature of a miniature world: a horizon scan of fundamental questions in bryology. Journal of Bryology, 44(1), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2022.2054615 metadata only access Taylor and Francis