Scientific correspondence | Published: 07 January 2026

Bryophytes as potential bioindicators for monitoring environmental pollution

Manju Sharma, Shreekar Pant and Prem Lal Uniyal

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 48 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 273-280 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2026-IFB4S4 | Cite this article

Abstract

Bryophytes serve as cost-effective, reliable biomonitors and bioindicators for assessing pollution and ecosystem health in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Their sensitivity to contaminants makes them valuable for environmental monitoring; future research is needed to understand their underlying mechanism. This paper communicates the potential of bryophytes as bioindicators of environmental pollution, monitoring methods of bryophytes as bioindicators and future prospects.

Keywords

Contaminants, Ecosystem, Reliable, Terrestrial, Valuable

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Sharma, M., Pant, S. and Uniyal, P.L., 2025. Bryophytes as potential bioindicators for monitoring environmental pollution. Indian Journal of Forestry, 48(4), pp.273-280. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2026-IFB4S4

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