Dear moss lovers, would you like to share what in moss it is that brings you joy?
For me it is many things, its tiny magnificent beaty, its resilience and patience, how they are tiny little eco systems or forests, how they hold water. How they are ancient in their own way.
@wmd Moss is like a tiny wood with its own ecosystem, which has something magical I think.
I also love how moss smells :)
Plus: moss (and lichens) can play an important role in protecting our climate:
https://www.mpic.de/5104544/moose-und-flechten-bvoc
https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/en/mosses-are-major-carbon-sinks/
https://newatlas.com/environment/huge-global-study-moss-vital-ecosystems-climate-change/
https://greencitysolutions.de/en/why-moss-must-go-into-the-city/
Unfortunately, climate change endangers moss too:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-worlds-oldest-moss-outlived-the-dinosaurs-but-it-may-not-survive-climate-change/
Researchers discovered that in the rainforest, it is not only the tree leaves that emit biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and thus have a major influence on the self-purifying power of the atmosphere. They found that mosses and lichens also emit large amounts of highly reactive and particle-forming sesquiterpenoids and thus have an impact on air quality, climate and ecosystem processes.
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EveAustria