Bernard Goffinet is professor of biology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and editor-in-chief of the journal The Bryologist. Ricardo Rozzi is professor in philosophy and religion studies at the University of North Texas, and director of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program.Lily Lewis is a doctoral student in bryophytes.William Buck is senior curator at the New York Botanical Garden.Francisca Massardo is director of the Omora Ethnobotanical Park, Chile.

“This book is an extremely important contribution that promotes the appreciation of how important bryophytes and lichens are in high latitude ecosystems. The complementary photographs showing a more long-distance habitat shot, plus a close-up more like one might see with a hand lens, are quite nice.” — Jon Shaw, professor of biology, Duke University.