The course will also include a thorough introduction to the scientific literature.  The class will work in project teams to contribute specimens to a growing reference collection of bryophytes and lichens in the SOU herbarium.  We will conduct cryptogamic surveys for botanically significant areas in the Klamath Mountains and selected areas along the Oregon coast.

This course will provide an opportunity to acquire expertise in a field that is, with the blossoming of ecosystem management in the Pacific Northwest, presently in a renaissance of scientific study and employment opportunity.
 

Meetings: Bi 442/542 will meet in SC 214 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 until 4:50 PM, and ocassional weekends for field excursions.  Detailed syllabus will be distributed in class.


Course References:

Malcolm, B. and N. Malcolm. 2000. Mosses and other Bryophytes: an Illustrated Glossary. Micro-Optics Press.

Schofield, W. B. 2002. Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America. UW Press.

Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Hattori Botanical Laboratory.

McCune, B. and L. Geiser 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest OSU Press.

Norris & Shevock, 52004. Moss Flora of California. Madroño 51

Highly Recommended:

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale Univ.     Press.

Minor Equipment:

In addition to the required texts listed above, the following minor equipment is required.

    10X or 14x handlens  (B&L Hastings Triplets are best)
    2 pair of fine tipped forceps
    1 very sharp dissecting needle

Guidelines and Field Decision Protocol for Collection of Rare, Unusual, and Sensitive Non-vascular Terrestrial Cryptogams

Entry Into the Literature

The literature of bryology and lichenology contains the detailed descriptions, keys, and illustrations needed to learn the taxa and make positive identifications.  Major sources with extensive bibliographies are listed on the linked page.  Consult these sources when seeking primary literature. (http://www.sou.edu/biology/Courses/Bi542/LitIntro.html)

Photomicrography of Bryophyte and Lichen Taxa:

Blepharostoma

Lophocolea

Schistostega

Cephaloziella

Kurzia

Hepaticae of the Klamath Mountains: I. Anastrophyllum minutum in the Siskiyou Mountains

Pacific Northwest Sea Stack Cryptogams: I. Scapania scandica in Oregon

Cryptocolea (in press),  Bryophyte Flora of North America, Volume 29. Oxford.

Lichens of the Pacific Northwest photodocumentation project

 
Bryophyte Resources:

Bryoflora of North America

American Bryological and Lichenological Society

Checklist of the Mosses of Oregon

Internet Resources for Bryologists and Lichenologists

Bryophyte Resource Page

Floristic Inventories of U.S. Bryophytes

Desert Mosses

Biological Soil Crusts: Ecology and Management

Bryophyte photos

Land Plants Online

Northwest Forest Plan: Management Recommendations for Bryophytes

Bryophytes of British Columbia: Rare Species and Priorities for Inventory

Bryological Glossary

Bryological Literature

Hattori Botanical Laboratory
 

Lichen Resources:

Northwest Lichenologists

California Lichen Society

Checklist of Lichen-forming Fungi of the Continental U.S. and Canada

Lichens of North America

Key to Lichens Genera in the Pacific Northwest

Key to Crustose Lichens of California

Epiphytes and Forest Management

Listed Lichens West of the Cascade Crest

Key to the genus Caloplaca

Lichens of British Columbia: Foliose and Squamulose Species

Lichens of British Columbia: Fruticose Species

Parmeliaceae: A Searchable Database of Names, Smithsonian Institute

Lichen Identification Guide

Lichen Literature