moss: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- major reference
- In bryophyte
- annotated classification
- characteristics and classification
- composition in bog
- In bog: Flora
- growth
- indication of age
- use as indicator species
occurrence in
- Arctic tundra
- biological soil crust
- taiga
reproduction
- cycles
- flower mimicry
- reproductive system
research by
- Britton
- Sullivant
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Genetics - Moss-pathogen interactions: a review of the current status and future opportunities. | Sep 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - The magic of moss. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Genetics - Moss-pathogen interactions: a review of the current status and future opportunities. | May 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Michigan Tech - Bryophyta - Bryopsida (PDF). | Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of mosses obtained from open habitats. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA Forest Service - The role of mosses in ecosystem succession and function in Alaska's boreal forest. | Oct 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMJ - Annals of Forest Science - Can mosses serve as model organisms for forest research? | Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Moss in the Lawn. | Jul 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Mosses. | May 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of British Columbia - Faculty of Science - Department of Botany - Introduction to Moss Morphology. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard University Herbaria and Libraries - Morphology of Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta). | Nov 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - 7 interesting things about moss. | May 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Mosses. | Apr 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian National Botanic Gardens and Australian National Herbarium - What is a moss? | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Moss. | Apr 17, 2022 | ||
| Added information about the alternation of generations and revised geologic time boundaries. | Feb 08, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Moss. | Feb 01, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Mosses. | Apr 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rader's Biology4kids.com - Mosses and Liverworts. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Added diagram of moss life cycle. | Mar 07, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biological Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Mosses. | Nov 07, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Moss. | Oct 25, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dr. Jungles' Coral Reef Animals of The World - Ferns and Mosses. | Sep 13, 2010 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 15, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kimball's Biology Pages - Mosses and Liverworts. | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sumanas - Life Cycle of a Moss. | Jan 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Australian National Botanical Gardens - What is a moss? | Jan 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - What is Moss? | Jan 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Plant Disease Control - Moss. | Jan 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Moss. | Jan 02, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Backyard Nature - Mosses. | Apr 22, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 03, 1999 |
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