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Introduction to Bryophytes
Sat Mar 1 – Sun Mar 2, 2008
(Timezone: Pacific Time)
Calendar: Bio Events
Brent D. Mishler and Ken Kellman
Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley and East Bay Regional Parks
The bryophytes are a diverse group of land plants of small stature but large ecological impact. There are some 23,000 described species worldwide, making it the largest group of land plants except for the flowering plants. The group includes three phylogenetically distinct lineages: mosses, hornworts, and liverworts. The bryophytes are generally considered a "key" group in our understanding of how the modern land plants (the embryophytes) are related to each other phylogenetically and how they came to conquer the hostile land environment. Although the bryophytes display much species diversity, a major limitation in the use of bryophytes as study organisms has been the lack of basic floristic, ecological, and alpha-taxonomic knowledge of the plants in many regions, of which California and the southwestern United States are the most poorly known in North America.
The first day, participants will learn about basic bryophyte biology, some simple but necessary microtechniques in the lab, and look at the basic structure of bryophytes along with taxonomically useful characteristics. The second day, after a morning lab session, the class will caravan to a field site and learn to identify at least major bryophyte groups and discuss and observe their general ecology and evolutionary features. Participants should be prepared to hike up to 4 miles on Sunday.
Course fee $225/$250
Info:
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2008/regform_2008.html
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