2021
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12431
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Cryptogamic ground covers as analogues for early terrestrial biospheres: Initiation and evolution of biologically mediated proto‐soils

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“…The H2CO3 formed by moss respiration and secretions can dissolve rocks and form primitive soil [20][21][22]. Additionally, organic matter secreted by mosses complexes with mineral ions and forms insoluble matter [23,24]. Insoluble matter adheres to moss residue, which not only increases soil deposition but also promotes organic matter accumulation and increases soil nutrient contents [23,25,26].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The H2CO3 formed by moss respiration and secretions can dissolve rocks and form primitive soil [20][21][22]. Additionally, organic matter secreted by mosses complexes with mineral ions and forms insoluble matter [23,24]. Insoluble matter adheres to moss residue, which not only increases soil deposition but also promotes organic matter accumulation and increases soil nutrient contents [23,25,26].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The first plant-dominated biospheres were akin to modern cryptogamic ground covers (CGCs) 4 , 9 , 10 , which are composed of a consortia of early divergent and evolutionary ancient non-vascular bryophyte plants (mosses, liverworts, hornworts), lichens, fungi, algae, and bacteria. At the modern day, CGCs are present in a variety of habitats ranging from deserts to polar tundra 11 13 , and often are the pioneering organisms of bare land surfaces before the vascular plants. Modern CGCs are considered suitable analogues for early terrestrial biotas because of the similarity between the modern and ancient plant components (cryptophytes) and the relationships that they developed with other organisms 4 , 10 , 14 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…lichens) were also present during the early Palaeozoic, with the exceptionally preserved 407 million year old Rhynie chert biota providing many examples 15 17 . It is generally regarded that symbionts in the early Palaeozoic were responsible for a portion of the biologically mediated weathering via targeted nutrient (elemental) acquisition from soil minerals 18 , 19 , followed by development of the first biologically-mediated ‘proto-soils’ 13 and eventual global influence on biogeochemical cycles 19 , 20 . However, the mechanisms of weathering in both the modern and ancient examples are poorly understood.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The development of upright bryophyte gametophores, or leafy shoots, has contributed to the colonization of new environments by plants and helped mosses to thrive on land for hundreds of million years ( Mitchell et al, 2021 ). Moss leaves are lateral appendages attached to the stem of gametophores.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This is due to the complex, multilayer structure of flowering plant leaves with interweaving interactions between cells and tissues (Malinowski, 2013). The development of upright bryophyte gametophores, or leafy shoots, has contributed to the colonization of new environments by plants and helped mosses to thrive on land for hundreds of million years (Mitchell et al, 2021). Moss leaves are lateral appendages attached to the stem of gametophores.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%