On the relationship between the rare moss Bryum marratii Wilson and a dune aquifer

Just a short note following on from the paper last year on Bryum marratii at Whiteford. Posted here as a useful reference point. Im sure you all have the journal access but if not and you want a copy drop me an email.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03736687.2018.1551591?journalCode=yjbr20

Callaghan & Farr (2019) On the relationship between the rare moss Bryum marratii Wilson and a dune aquifer, Journal of Bryology, 41:1, 59-62, DOI: 10.1080/03736687.2018.1551591

The unusual inter-tidal niche of the rare moss Bryum marratii Wilson

Just thought id share a link to the recent paper about Bryum marratii based on study sites in south Wales as useful to have it on the blog too. It was great working with Des, although the 4am start to film a high tide submerging the mosses was a bit of a struggle ! Hopefully there are more collaborations in the pipeline. Im sure you have all seen it but worth adding to the blog anyhow. There is a follow up paper in press and ill share that too. If you need an electronic copy drop my a line at garethf@bgs.ac.uk

Link to Journal of Bryology

Research Gate 

You Tube Video 

Whiteford Bryum search

Nick Edwards kindly invited me down to me meet David Holyoak last Wednesday, who was carrying out a series of dune slack bryophyte surveys in Wales. It was good to spend a little time with the very affable Mr Holyoak before letting him get on with things, but not before he had shown us Bryum marratii and putative B. warneum in the 'new' slack. Very much looking forward to seeing David's final report.

David at the first putative Bryum warneum location

A patch of B. marratii at Whiteford from April 2012 (first found by Sam)
The material seen last week was fresher and greener, the spreading,
blunt-tipped leaves being very good characters to look for.