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{{Short description|Botanical organization}}
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The '''American Bryological and Lichenological Society''' is an organization devoted to the scientific study of all aspects of the [[biology]] of [[bryophytes]] and [[lichen]]-forming [[fungi]] and is one of the nation's oldest botanical organizations. It was originally known as the '''Sullivant Moss Society''', named after [[William Starling Sullivant]]. The Society publishes a quarterly journal distributed worldwide, ''[[The Bryologist]]'', which includes articles on all aspects of the biology of [[mosses]], [[hornworts]], [[liverworts]] and lichens.<ref>* {{cite web|title=ABLS.ORG|url=http://www.abls.org/|website=American Bryological and Lichenological Society|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> The Society also publishes the quarterly journal ''[[Evansia (journal)|Evansia]]'', which is intended for both amateurs and professionals in bryology and lichenology and is focused on North America.

==History==
The Society was founded in 1898, and was first known as the Sullivant Moss Chapter. It was founded by [[Elizabeth Gertrude Britton]] and [[Abel Joel Grout]] as a chapter of the [[Agassiz Association]]. The organization was established soon after the first publication of ''The Bryologist'', which evolved from a serial started by Grout in collaboration with [[Willard Nelson Clute]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Smith, Annie Morrill|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044106400229&view=1up&seq=21|title=The Early History of the Bryologist and the Sullivant Moss Society|journal=The Bryologist|volume=20|issue=1|year=1917|pages=1–8| doi=10.2307/3238019 |jstor=3238019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> There were 34 founding members, including  Britton, Clute, Grout and [[Annie Morrill Smith]]. Smith was a central figure in the organization in the early years, contributing much time, energy, and money. She was editor or associate editor of ''[[The Bryologist]]'' for ten years. In 1899, the chapter ended their affiliation with the Agassiz Association and was renamed the Sullivant Moss ''Society''.<ref name=conrad>[[Henry Shoemaker Conard|Conard, H.]] (1947). History of the Sullivant Moss Society. The Bryologist, 50(4), 389-401. {{doi|10.2307/3239644}}</ref>

The Lichen Department was established within the Society in 1902. [[Carolyn Wilson Harris]] lead the department initially, with [[George Knox Merrill]] taking over from 1905 to 1916.<ref>[[Irwin M. Brodo|Brodo, Irwin M.]] “Lichenology in the American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 1899-1999.” The Bryologist, vol. 103, no. 1, 2000, pp. 15–27. {{JSTOR|3244276}}</ref>

The Society maintains an active exchange program. The Moss Exchange was started by [[Inez M. Haring]] in 1935.<ref name=conrad/>

In 1970, [[William Louis Culberson]] oversaw the change of the name of the organization to the American Bryological and Lichenological Society.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Anderson |first=Lewis E. |author-link=Lewis Edward Anderson |date=Spring 2000 |title=Early History of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society |journal=The Bryologist |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=3–14 |url=https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jpbennet/web/abls/AndersonABLShist.pdf |accessdate=18 June 2014 |doi=10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0003:ehotab]2.0.co;2 |s2cid=83774247 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035129/https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jpbennet/web/abls/AndersonABLShist.pdf |archivedate=June 19, 2010 }}</ref>

==Other notable members==
{{see also|Template:Presidents of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society{{!}}Presidents of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society}}
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*[[André Aptroot]], lichenologist
*[[Margaret Sibella Brown]], bryologist
*[[Lucy Mary Cavanagh]], bryologist
*[[Cora Huidekoper Clarke]], bryologist
*[[Carroll William Dodge]], lichenologist
*[[Margaret Hannah Fulford]], bryologist
*[[Caroline Coventry Haynes]], bryologist
*[[Daniel Howard Norris]], bryologist
*[[Shûtai Okamura]], bryologist
*[[Stephen C. Sillett]], botanist
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==External links==
* {{cite web|title=ABLS.ORG|url=http://www.abls.org/|website=American Bryological and Lichenological Society|accessdate=26 September 2014}}
* {{cite web|url=https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jpbennet/web/abls/|title=ABLS Home Page|accessdate=17 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610110904/https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jpbennet/web/abls/|archivedate=2010-06-10}}

==See also==
*[[Botanical Society of America]]
*[[Phycological Society of America]]

==References==
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