Symposia Biologica Hungarica 35/A - Proceedings of the Iab Conference of Bryoecology (1987)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IAB CONFERENCE OF BRYOECOLOGY Edited by T. PÓCS, T. SIMON, Z. TUBA, J. PODANI (Symposia Biologica Hungarica 35) The ecology of bryophytes has been an area of increasingly intensive studies in the past decade which led to a considerable accumulation of knowledge on the structural and functional adaptation of these plants to the environment. It was many years ago that the International Association of Bryologists decided to organize a conference that is entirely devoted to bryoecology. This volume contains the proceedings of the first world congress of bryoecology, held in Budapest and Vácrátót, on August 5-10, 1985. A total of 78 papers reporting on original research work comprises the contents. The contributors are noted experts of their rapidly developing specific research areas. The subject matter of papers covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from the ecological aspects of bryophyte biochemistry to the application of mosses as bioindicators. The book falls into six major sections, each corresponding to a main session of the symposium. These are: 1. Physiological ecology, 2. Reproduction and dispersal ecology, 3. Community ecology, 4. Population ecology, 5. Bryophytes in ecosystems, and 6. Bryophytes as bioindicators. Presenting a review on the “state of art”, the book will be an indispensable source of information for all bryologists. It also deserves the attention of those dealing with general ecology, plant genetics and biochemistry, biogeography and environmental science. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ BUDAPEST ISBN 963 05 4633 7 (Vol. 35) ISBN 963 05 4634 5 (Part A)