Habitat loss blamed as study finds 19% of bryophyte species at risk and at least four have become extinct in Great Britain.
Almost one-fifth of bryophytes – the plant group that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts – in Great Britain are threatened with extinction, according to a new red list assessing their conservation status.
The red list, published in the Journal of Bryology, was compiled based on criteria and categories set by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The study’s author, Dr Des Callaghan, a consultant specialised in bryophytes, assessed all 1,097 bryophyte species known to have occurred in England, Scotland and Wales since AD1500.
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Almost one-fifth of bryophytes – the plant group that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts – in Great Britain are threatened with extinction, according to a new red list assessing their conservation status.
The red list, published in the Journal of Bryology, was compiled based on criteria and categories set by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The study’s author, Dr Des Callaghan, a consultant specialised in bryophytes, assessed all 1,097 bryophyte species known to have occurred in England, Scotland and Wales since AD1500.
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