TAILIEUCHUNG - Bryophyte flora of Melendiz Mountain in Turkey

In this study, the bryophyte flora of Melendiz Mountain (Niğde Province) was investigated. In total, 99 taxa were found in this area. Of these, 4 taxa were liverworts and 95 taxa were mosses. According to Henderson’s grid-square system, 39 moss taxa for the B8 square and 12 moss taxa for the C13 square are new records. | Turkish Journal of Botany Research Article Turk J Bot (2013) 37: 575-588 © TÜBİTAK doi: Bryophyte flora of Melendiz Mountain in Turkey Safiye Merve CAN*, Recep KARA, Tülay EZER Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Niğde University, Niğde, Turkey Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: In this study, the bryophyte flora of Melendiz Mountain (Niğde Province) was investigated. In total, 99 taxa were found in this area. Of these, 4 taxa were liverworts and 95 taxa were mosses. According to Henderson’s grid-square system, 39 moss taxa for the B8 square and 12 moss taxa for the C13 square are new records. Among them, Syntrichia caninervis Mitt. var. abranchesii (Luisier) was recorded for the first time, and Cinclidotus pachylomoides Bizot and Orthotrichum sprucei Mont. were recorded for the second time in Turkey. In addition, the life forms and life strategies of the bryophytes in the area were determined. The turf life form and colonist life strategy for bryophytes of Melendiz Mountain were dominant. Key words: Bryophyte, flora, Melendiz Mountain, Turkey, new national record 1. Introduction We investigated bryophyte flora growing in volcanic substrates and the effect of this substrate on bryophyte diversity. Volcanoes possess unique attributes in addition to the general features commonly found in all varieties of mountains (Gerrard, 1990; Kruckeberg, 2004). The shape, isolated position, and recurrent volcanic activity put volcanoes into a special class of mountains. The volcanic landscape is also quite distinct from other mountainous regions because of the way it is formed and the effect that the instability of the environment has on the colonisation, evolution, and persistence of the biota. The shape, size, and elevation of volcanoes significantly affect plant life. Volcanic substrates can provide unique environments .

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• Bryophyte flora
• Melendiz Mountain
• New national record
• Henderson’s grid square system
• Orthotrichum sprucei
• Bryophyte specimens
• Grid system adopted by Henderson
• New national records
• Brachythecium tommasinii
• Anomodon longifolius
• Bryophyte flora of Turkey
• Submeridional species
• Angular cells
• Cross sections of leaf
• Hedwigia ciliata
• H
• ciliata var
• leucophaea
• ciliata
• Al Ghab plain
• Bryophyte flora of Syria
• Bryologically poorly
• Polytrichum commune
• Philonotis fontana
• Fontinalis mesopotomica Schiffn
• Journal of Botany
• New record
• Morphological characters
• Anatomic characters
• Reproductive forms