| 29 December 2005 |
Tropical Bryology
Research Reports 6:
Checklist of the mosses of sub-Saharan
Africa (version 6, December 2006) is published and available on-line. |
| September 2006 |
All
GBA data transferred to GBAonline website, with just project progress
for GBA remaining. |
| 23 May 2005 |
GBA
progress and statistics updated, in parallel with realease of a
new 'GBAonline' website. |
| 2
September 2004 |
Tropical Bryology
Research Reports 5:
Checklist and distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan
Africa, including the East African Islands (edition 2, September
2004) is published and available on-line. |
| 9 August 2004 |
New
format adopted for website, with side menu. |
| 15
June 2004 |
Sri Lanka
data now includes an on-line checklist of taxa, including lists
of synonyms and literature references, and also list of endemics,
genera and families. |
| 10
June 2004 |
Other
projects: Sri Lanka. Some initial data is now available for Sri Lanka,
including a checklist to download. More to follow. |
| 21
March 2004 |
GBA. Re-organisation
of hepatics: Anthocerotaceae split into 3 genera (to include Dendrocerotaceae
and Notothyladaceae), Southbya, Sauteria, Plicanthus, Xylolejeunea and Hyalolepidozia added, Chandonanthus,
Capillolejeunea and Trachylejeunea removed. |
| 8
January 2004 |
Statistics
relating to African mosses updated. There are now family,
genus, species, and country statistics for both endemic and non-endemic
African taxa, based on the data gathered for TBRR4 v. 4, the moss
checklist. Click on the 'other projects' button. |
| 29
December 2003 |
TBRR4: Checklist
of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 4, 12/03) now available
for download, as Tropical Bryology Research Reports 4: 1-182. |
| 23
December 2003 |
Other Projects:
map of Africa added showing country divisions and abbreviations
as used in TBR African checklists etc. |
| 17
September 2003 |
GBA:
PDF file for Bryaceae added. Orthodontiaceae, Meesiaceae
and part of Mniaceae marked as 'Unallocated'. |
| 11
June 2003 |
GBA: PDF
files added for Bryobartramiaceae, Gigaspermaceae, Plagiotheciaceae
and Wardiaceae |
| 9
June 2003 |
GBA: progress
update - 58% complete (68% families, 55% genera) |
| 17
April 2003 |
GBA: transfer
of Entodontaceae from Steve Churchill to Liz Kungu and transfer
of Eustichiaceae and Phyllogoniaceae to Brian O'Shea |
| 10
April 2003 |
GBA:
transfer of families Sphagnaceae and Ephemeraceae to Frank Müller,
and Aulacomniaceae and Encalyptaceae to Brian O'Shea |
| 11
January 2003 |
GBA:
addition of PDF files covering all accepted treatments of moss
families. |
| 10
January 2003 |
GBA:
update of progress data, and introduction of PDF files on-line
for newly
completed families - initially only Thuidiaceae. All treatments
as accepted will now be converted to PDF files, as will treatments
previously accepted: only Andreaeaceae and Archidiaceae
have so far been converted. |
| 9
August 2002 |
Photo credits
added (link on home page) |
| 7
August 2002 |
Updated
to reflect revised completion date of GBA, latest position on progress,
and changes in responsibilities for some moss family treatments. |
| 18
July 2002 |
New
version of web site to allow easier updating (move from NetObjects
to FrontPage). To
allow use of a wider variety of web browsers, it has not been possible
to use 'hover buttons' (buttons that change colour when the cursor
is passed over them). |
| 27
February 2002 |
New Publication
ready for downloading: Wigginton, M.J. 2002. Checklist and
distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan Africa,
including the East African Islands Tropical Bryology Research
Reports 3: 1-88. |
| 26
February 2002 |
Announcement:
New volume of Tropical Bryology Research Reports to
be issued in the next few days: Wigginton, M.J. 2002. Checklist
and distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan
Africa, including the East African Islands Tropical Bryology
Research Reports 3: 1-88. It will be available to purchase,
or to view or download for free in word processor and Adobe Acrobat
formats. |
| 1
June 2001 |
New volume
of Tropical Bryology Research Reports issued: O'Shea,
B.J. 2001. A synopsis of the non-leucobryoid Calymperaceae
(Musci). Tropical Bryology Research Reports 2: 1-94.
Available to purchase, or to view or download for free in word
processor and Adobe Acrobat formats. |
| 19
January 2001 |
We
finally reach the 21st Century! (copyright legend changed on home
page) |
| 24
December 2000 |
GBA progress
update: 52% complete, 87% families, 43% genera (liverwort data
updated) |
| 8
November 2000 |
GBA progress
update: 37% complete, 70% families, 29% genera (most families now
actively underway, so next update towards the end of December)
GBA: Amphidium transferred from Orthotrichaceae to Rhabdoweisiaceae |
| 29
September 2000 |
GBA: Leucophanes transferred
to Calymperaceae, Octoblepharum to Octoblepharaceae |
| 27
August 2000 |
GBA progress
update: 35% complete, 66% families, 28% genera (Polytrichaceae,
Leptodontaceae completed)
GBA: Forsstroemia transferred from Leptodontaceae to Leucodontaceae |
| 29
July 2000 |
GBA
progress update: text with editors for 62% of families & 26%
of genera |
| 25
June 2000 |
Now
possible to access TBR page using "www.TropicalBryologyResearch.co.uk" (can
be without the 'www' also) - but it adds a rather annoying orange
bar above the menu bar, so best continuing to access as before.
GBA progress update: text with editors - 39%Fam, 26%Gen
GBA - new genus added (Trachylejeunea) and some alteration to hepatic
family responsibilities |
| 15
May 2000 |
GBA - progress
update: text with editors - 31%Fam, 21%Gen
GBA - Transfer of Bryowijkia from Hedwigiaceae to Trachypodaceae |
| 3
May 2000 |
GBA - further
progress update, and treatments for Catagoniaceae and Rhabdoweisiaceae
uploaded |
| 23
April 2000 |
GBA - progress
update
GBA contributors and list of families+genera updated (5 families deleted
from the list)
9 new family treatments uploaded: Andreaeaceae, Archidiaceae, Bruchiaceae,
Dicranaceae, Erpodiaceae, Fontinalaceae, Mniaceae, Splachnobryaceae & Thuidiaceae,
and two updated with new standards: Anomodontaceae, Rhachitheciaceae
Inclusion of link on this page to receive an email everytime this page
changes |
| 6
April 2000 |
Visitor
count added on home page |
| 14
February 2000 |
GBA
- further minor updates to documents |
| 7
February 2000 |
Guide to
Bryophytes of Africa (GBA) - new guidance for contributors (incl.
illustrations), and revised sample treatment.
Updated GBA documents: list of contributors, list of families & genera,
and new zip file to download documents. |
| 30
January 2000 |
Update of
African moss diversity and endemism information, also now including
data for North Africa. The following is now available:
Updated list by country of diversity and endemism
List of all endemic mosses of Africa
List of all African moss families, by number of taxa
List of all African moss genera, by number of taxa
List of endemic families and genera for Africa |
| 5
January 2000 |
Welcome
to 2000! |
| 18
November 1999 |
Update of
GBA progress - text completed for 20% families and 12% of genera
Acrobat Reader version of Checklist now loaded |
| 11
November 1999 |
Revised
version of checklist containing missing references uploaded (printed
version unaffected) |
| 5
November 1999 |
Checklist
of the mosses of sub-Saharan Africa (version 3, 11/99) now available
for download, as Tropical Bryology Research Reports 1: 1-131. |
| 28
October 1999 |
Reissue
of site in new 'non-frames' version, with new menu bar at top of
screen
Update of GBA authors (Ron Porley: Fontinalaceae & Mniaceae) |
| 10
October 1999 |
New
'Tropical Bryology Research Reports' page |
| 30
September 1999 |
Addition
of new contributor to GBA (Ida Bruggeman-Nannenga: Fissidentaceae) |
| 26
September 1999 |
Update
of GBA progress - Archidiaceae & Splachnobryaceae text now
with editors |
| 21
September 1999 |
Update
of GBA progress - about 11.7% of family & genera accounts now
with GBA editors |
| 17
September 1999 |
Update
of GBA progress |
| 14
September 1999 |
Downloadable
GBA documents rationalised to allow individual documents to be
downloaded
GBA sample family document amended to follow format guidelines |
| 9
September 1999 |
Revised
organisation of Lejeuneaceae genera on GBA families+genera screen |
| 7
September 1999 |
GBA progress
details now available from GBA menu
First draft family treatments uploaded (Rhachitheciaceae, Anomodontaceae)
Addition of new contributor to GBA (Frank Müller: Funariaceae & Polytrichaceae) |
| 31
August 1999 |
Addition
of new contributor to GBA (Theo Arts: Archidiaceae & Splachnobryaceae) |
| 25
August 1999 |
Update of
GBA guide for contributors
New option on GBA menu to download GBA documents |
| 16
August 1999 |
Addition
of What's new?
Update of GBA pages to include changes to authors and changes to familes/genera
allocation |
| 5
July 1999 |
Creation
of TBR site from pages previously available via other sites |