Epiphytic bryophytes in harsh environments: the<i>Juniperus thurifera</i>forests

dc.contributor.authorMedina Bujalance, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco Lara
dc.contributor.authorBelén Albertos
dc.contributor.authorIsabel Draper
dc.contributor.authorRicardo Garilleti
dc.contributor.authorVicente Mazimpaka
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T11:49:15Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T11:49:15Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.descriptionThis work was partly funded by the Government of Madrid Autonomous Region (Grant no. 07M/0062/2002) and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (Projects nos. CGL 2004-03513 and CGL 2007-61389. FPU Grant no. AP-2004-0007).
dc.description.abstractThe forests of Juniperus thurifera are peculiar ecosystems that typically grow on mountains and highplateaux of the western Mediterranean basin with dry and continental climates. Some previous surveys suggested that these forests house a rather distinctive epiphytic bryophyte flora. Epiphytic bryophyte communities were systematically sampled in 19 representative juniper forests, for the first time spanning all the distribution area of this conifer. The flora consists of 44 species (32 acrocarpous mosses, 10 pleurocarpous mosses and 2 liverworts). Orthotrichum species are the most frequent and abundant in most of the sampled localities, including some uncommon taxa such as Orthotrichum vittii which shows a clear association with J. thurifera. Epiphytic bryophyte communities on this species were highly homogeneous, although they can be arranged into different groups in response to environmental conditions. Typically, the epiphytic communities of the Mediterranean juniper forests comprise a distinct combination of xerophytic taxa that enhances the interest of these ecosystems and provides new fields for their research and conservation.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Biológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.doi10.1179/037366810x12578498135715
dc.identifier.issn0373-6687
dc.identifier.issn1743-2820
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/037366810X12578498135715
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95393
dc.journal.titleJournal of Bryology
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final31
dc.page.initial23
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis online
dc.rights.accessRightsrestricted access
dc.subject.cdu582.32
dc.subject.keywordmosses, liverworts, juniper, Spain, France, Morocco, Orthotrichum diaphanum, Orthotrichum vittii
dc.subject.ucmBotánica (Biología)
dc.subject.unesco2417.01 Briología
dc.titleEpiphytic bryophytes in harsh environments: the<i>Juniperus thurifera</i>forests
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dc.volume.number32
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