European Comittee for Conservation of Bryophytes (ECCB), Trondheim, 1995. — 291 p. — ISBN 82-993645-0-7.Introductory section & background
Contents
Preface
Introduction
The European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes
The importance of bryophytes
State of knowledge
Geographical variation
Principal habitats of importance for bryophytes
Arctic communities
Alpine communities
Forests
Grasslands, heathlands, rock outcrops and open soil communities
Arable fields and cultivated land
Northern oceanic heath (Northern Atlantic mixed hepatic mat community)
Wetlands
Lakes
Ephemeral pools and draw-down zones of ponds, lakes and reservoirs
Rivers
Coastal habitats
Coprophilous habitats
Miscellaneous habitats
Conservation issues
Pioneer species
Scattered and relict species
Air and water pollution
The role of red lists for lower plants
Climate change
Collecting
Cultivation and reintroduction
Legislation, Conventions and Directives
National legislation
International conventions and legislation
Survey and research priorities
References
Threatened bryophytes in Europe including Macaronesia
Introduction
The European bryophyte flora
Sources of information and method
Definitions of the threat categories
Structure of the data sheets
Acknowlegements
Threatened bryophytes in Europe
Results
Conclusion
Data sheets
Liverworts and hornworts
Mosses
Examples of distribution maps of threatened species
Literature
Annex: Threatened bryophytes in Europe listed by country
Bryophyte Site Register for Europe including Macaronesia
Introduction
Aim
Site selection criteria
Threatened species in the Site Register
Layout of the data sheets
Acknowledgements
Site accounts by country
References
