Aquatic bryophytes as biofilters and resource regenerators in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems: the moss on Mars project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs) are closed-loop systems that rely on biological processes, primarily involving plants, algae, and microbes, for sustaining long-term space missions by regenerating essential resources and recycling waste. To reduce dependency on resupply from Earth, these systems require highly efficient biological components capable of performing multiple ecological functions in constrained environments. However, research on potential BLSS components has so far focused predominantly on higher plants and algae, with aquatic bryophytes largely overlooked despite their physiological resilience, simple cultivation, and multifunctional ecological roles. This gap limits the diversification of biological components available for optimizing BLSS ef

SUBMITTER: Amitrano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502980 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature