Part 1 A special tribute: Jeffrey G. Duckett - the life and work of Professor Paul Westmacott Richards, 19 December 1908 - 4 October 1995. Part 2 Origins, evolution and systematics: the fossil record of early land plants and interrelationships between primitive embryophytes - too little and too late?, D. Edwards, C.H. Wellman and L. Axe bryophyte phylogeny and the evolution of land plants - evidence from development and ultrastructure bryophytes and the origins and diversification of land plants - new evidence from molecules, Terry A. Henderson, Russell L. Chapman and Cymon J. Cox a molecular approach to bryphyte systematics, Martin Bopp and Ingrid Capesius molecular taxonomy of liverworts, Helene Bischler and Marie-Catherine Boisselier spore colour and ornamentation in the taxonomy of Asterella (Marchantiales, Aytoniaceae), David G. Long the ordinal classification of mosses - questions and answers for the 1990s, Dale H. Vitt, Bernard Goffinet and Terry Hedderson cladistic studies on pleurocarpous mosses - research needs and use of results, Lars Hedenas revisited generic classification of the Orthotrichaceae based on a molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology, Bernard Goffinet and Dale H. Vitt genetic analysis of a hybrid zone in Mielichhoferia (Musci). Part 3 Morphogenesis and cell biology: auxin structure-activity relationships in Physcomitrella patens, Neil W. Ashton origin of biocentrioles in Anthocerote spermatogenous cells, Kevin C. Vaughan and Karen S. Renzaglia microtubules and gametophyte morphogenesis in liverwort Marchantia paleacea Bert, P. Apostolakos and B. Galatis protonemal morphogenesis, Jeffrey G. Duckett, Annette M. Schmid and Roberto Ligrone gravitropism in moss protonema, Fred D. Sack, Tanyer A. Wagner and Volker D. Kern. Part 4 Physiology, ecology, pollution and global change: new perspectives in the biophysics and physiology of bryophytes, J.A. Raven, H. Griffiths, E.C. Smith and K.C. Vaughn ecophysiology of photosynthetic pigments in aquatic bryophytes, Javier Martinez-Abaigar and Encarnacion Nunez-Olivera nutrient retention, dessication and redistribution in mosses, Jeffrey W. Bates and Solveig Bakken quantifying bryophyte-environment relationships, H.J.B. Birks, Einar Heegaard, Hilary H. Birks and Birgitte Jonsgard modelling the dynamics of bryophyte populations, Lars Soderstrom effects of ozone and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on bryophytes, J.A. Lee, S.J.M. Caporn et al effects of increased carbon dioxide and nitrogen supply on mosses, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Jouko Silvola and Harri Vasander sphagnum, the peatland carbon economy and climate change, R.S. Clymo reproductive biology and life history strategies, R.E. Longton.
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