Interior Alaskan Mosses

Have you always wondered how to identify the myriad species of mosses in the Alaskan Interior Boreal systems? Here is a weekend workshop for those interested in moss ecology and taxonomy. The course will bring together individuals interested in collecting, identifying, and preparing voucher specimens of Interior Alaskan bryophytes. Through lab and field activities the students in this class will expand their knowledge of the ecology and identification of mosses as well as the protocols involved in preparing specimens for permanent collections. Profile: Rodney Seppelt is a senior research scientist for the Australian Antarctic Division in Hobart, Tasmania. He is a specialist in high latitude bryophytes having spent 37 austral summer seasons in Antarctica and eight boreal summer seasons in Alaska working on respective moss and liverwort floras. Gary Laursen is a senior research professor with the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology and specializes in nonvascular plants and fungi.