Unveiling the nature of a miniature world: a horizon scan of fundamental questions in bryologyстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:Introduction. Half a century since the creation of the International Association of Bryologists, wecarried out a review to identify outstanding challenges and future perspectives in bryology.Specifically,wehave identified 50 fundamental questions that are critical in advancing the discipline.Methods. We have adapted a deep-rooted methodology of horizon scanning to identify keyresearch foci. An initial pool of 258 questions was prepared by a multidisciplinary andinternational working group of 32 bryologists. A series of online surveys completed by abroader community of researchers in bryology, followed by quality-control stepsimplemented by the working group, were used to create a list of top-priority questions. Thisfinal list was restricted to 50 questions with a broad conceptual scope and answerablethrough realistic research approaches.Key results. The top list of 50 fundamental questions was organised into four general topics:Bryophyte Biodiversity and Biogeography; Bryophyte Ecology, Physiology and ReproductiveBiology; Bryophyte Conservation and Management; and Bryophyte Evolution andSystematics. These topics included 9, 19, 14 and 8 questions, respectively.Conclusions. Although many of the research challenges identified are not newly conceived, ourhorizon-scanning exercise has established a significant foundation for future bryologicalresearch. We suggest analytical and conceptual strategies and novel developments forpotential use in advancing the research agenda for bryology.