Meet the editor

Jair Putzke obtained a degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidade de Santa Cruz, Brazil, in 1990, and a master's degree in Cryptogams and a Ph.D. in Botany from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1994 and 2003, respectively. He is currently a professor at the Universidade Federal do Pampa Campus São Gabriel, Brazil. He has experience in botany with an emphasis on mycology, working mainly on fun-

gi/bryophytes relationships, mycology, lichens, taxonomy, myxomycetes, botany, ecology, teaching, and environmental education. He has published 120 scientific articles, 23 books, and 13 book chapters. Dr. Putzke has studied bryology for more than 30 years, mainly in Antarctica.
