Dr David Long

Dr David Long, Research Associate Bryology

I am a taxonomist with expertise in bryophytes, and in the vascular plant flora of the Sino-Himalayan region.

My research focus at RBGE from 1975 to 2000 was as plant collector, taxonomic researcher and latterly editor of the 9-part Flora of Bhutan. This expanded into exploration and research on the vascular flora throughout the Sino-Himalayan region. After 2000, research moved primarily to bryophytes, particularly liverworts, on themes of (1) taxonomy and floristics of bryophytes of Himalaya and western China, (2) taxonomy and phylogeny of liverworts, especially Complex Thalloid Liverworts, (3) taxonomy, DNA barcoding and conservation of British bryophytes.

Following retirement, all these activities continue under a Research Associateship, for example research on Sino-Himalayan Meconopsis, floristic bryophyte surveys of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, Scotland, the Pyrenees, western USA and other countries. Much research is collaborative with other researchers in UK, Europe, India, Bhutan, China and USA.

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