RT Journal Article
T1 Epiphytic bryophytes in harsh environments: the Juniperus thurifera forests
A1 Medina Bujalance, Rafael
A1 Lara, Francisco
A1 Albertos, Belén
A1 Draper, Isabel
A1 Garilleti, Ricardo
A1 Mazimpaka, Vicente
AB The 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.
PB Taylor & Francis 
SN 0373-6687
YR 2010
FD 2010
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95393
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95393
LA eng
NO Medina, Rafael, et al. «Epiphytic Bryophytes in Harsh Environments: The Juniperus Thurifera Forests». Journal of Bryology, vol. 32, n.o 1, marzo de 2010, pp. 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1179/037366810X12578498135715.
NO This 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).
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025