Terry Turner Mcintosh

University of British Columbia | UBC · Department of Botany

New records of 48 species of mosses and liverworts are presented, with detailed notes on their taxonomy, distribution, and ecological characteristics. These findings provide valuable insights for advancing research in biogeography, ecology, and conservation.

Schistidium relictum is described as a new northwest North American and Siberian species of moss. Important distinguishing characters include dull, nearly black plants, with stems densely and evenly foliated, weakly spreading leaves that usually lack awns, and the mostly 1-stratose distal leaf laminae with 2(–3) -stratose margins. The species has a...

Schistidium splendens and Schistidium squarrosum are described as new species from western North America. Schistidium splendens is characterized mainly by 2-stratose striae in the distal leaf laminae, thick and strongly recurved leaf margins, relatively short awns, and more or less isodiametric or short-elongate, irregularly shaped exothecial cells...

This annual plant is known from the shores of only two lakes at the southern edge of the Canadian Shield in southeastern Ontario. Year-to-year fluctuations in water levels along the lakeshore impact the abundance of plants. Impacts from development, recreational boating activities, and manipulation of water levels have the potential to reduce the n...

In Canada, Garry oak ecosystems have a restricted distribution in the southwest corner of British Columbia. Bryophyte biodiversity research in these heavily altered ecosystems has been sporadic, with most of the focus being on rare species. The paper reports on the author's initial study on a broad-based bryophyte survey for Garry oak communities,...

The biogeography of bryophytes of the semi-arid steppe of south-central British Columbia Province, Canada, was discussed under three major elements: the widespread elements, endemic elements and disjunctive elements. Possible causal explanations and illustrative bryophytes are provided for each of the three elements to elucidate the complex issues...

New records from a bryophyte survey of the British Columbia shrub-steppe include four mosses new to North America: Crossidium rosei Williams, Phascum vlassovii Lazar., Pottia wilsonii (Hook.) B.S.G., and Pterygoneurum kozlovii Lazar. In addition, two genera-Trichostomopsis and Crossidium-seven species, and two varieties are reported new to Canada,...

Traditionally, Grimmia olympica Britt. is placed in the genus Grimmia sensu lato. A combination of features, however, including habit, size, laminal shape and areolation, morphology of the leaf apex and costal anatomy, suggest that the species is better placed in the genus Brachydontium (Seligeriaceae). We propose the following transfer and combina...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of British Columbia, 1986. Includes bibliography.