How to use the new IUCN Red List categories on bryophytes. Guidelines proposed by the IUCN SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group

Abstract

THE NEW IUCN RED LIST CATEGORY SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE EXTINCTION RISK FOR PLANTS AND ANIMAL SPECIES AT A GLOBAL LEVEL HAS RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE IUCN COUNCIL. THIS SYSTEM CAN ALSO BE USED ON BRIOPHYTES. YHE CATEGORIES ARE BRIEFLY PRESENTED, EXPLAINED AND THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED WHEN APPLYING THE SYSTEM TO BRYOPHYTES ARE DISCUSSED AND SOME PRACTICAL GUIDELINES ARE PROPOSED WITH SOME EXAMPLES GIVEN.