Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts : status survey and conservation action plan for bryophytes
2000
Hallingbäck, Tomas |
Hodgetts, Nick |
Bryophytes are of great importance in their ecosystems and for human well-being. They stabilise soil crust through colonisation of bare grounds and rocks; they are essential in nutrient recycling, biomass production, and carbon fixing; they control water through an effective retention mechanism; and they have economic value as peat for fuel, horticulture, oil absorption, and as sources of a wide variety of chemical compounds.