Bryophytes include about 20,000 species characterized by their poikilohydric condition, high
long-distance dispersal capacities, and cold tolerance. Despite these specific life-history …

Peatlands harbour more than one‐third of terrestrial carbon leading to the argument that the
bryophytes, as major components of peatland ecosystems, store more organic carbon in …

Abstract Background and Aims Sphagnum-dominated peatlands contain approx. 30% of the
terrestrial carbon pool in the form of partially decomposed plant material (peat), and, as a …

Recent studies show that soil eukaryotic diversity is immense and dominated by micro‐
organisms. However, it is unclear to what extent the processes that shape the distribution of …

Bryophytes are typically seen as extremely efficient dispersers. Experimental evidence
suggests that efficient short‐distance dispersal coupled with random long‐distance …

Abstract Aim Disjunctly distributed peatmosses (Sphagnum) have been found to exhibit little
genetic structure over regional and intercontinental scales, mainly caused by high ability for …

Understanding the biogeographical and diversification processes explaining current
diversity patterns of subcosmopolitan-distributed groups is challenging. We aimed at …

PREMISE OF RESEARCH: Natural populations of many mosses appear highly female‐
biased based on the presence of reproductive structures. This bias could be caused by …

Spore-producing organisms have small dispersal units enabling them to become
widespread across continents. However, barriers to gene flow and cryptic speciation may …

Premise The Sphagnum recurvum complex comprises a group of closely related peat
mosses that are dominant components of many northern wetland ecosystems. Taxonomic …