New epiphytic bryophyte communities from Turkey

Alatas M., Erata H., BATAN N., Ezer T.

BOTANICA SERBICA, vol.47, no.1, pp.65-73, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.2298/botserb2301065a
  • Journal Name: BOTANICA SERBICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.65-73
  • Keywords: bryophyte, epiphytic vegetation, Kümbet Plateau, Turkey
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The epiphytic bryophyte vegetation of the Kumbet Plateau (Dereli-Giresun) was investigated. A total of 40 releves taken from tree trunks in different vegetation periods of the year 2019 were analysed using multivariate analysis methods such as detrended correspondence analysis (DECORANA) and two-way indicator spe-cies analysis (TWINSPAN), and the Braun-Blanquet method was also applied. As a result, Frullanio tamarisci-Neckeretum pumilae Alatas, Ezer, Batan & Erata ass. nov. and Frullanio tamarisci-Neckeretum pumilae-isothecietosum alopecuroidis Alatas, Ezer, Batan & Erata subass. nov. were described as new syntaxa from Turkey. In addition, Ulotetum crispae-sanionietosum uncinatae was recorded for the first time from Turkey, while Ulotetum crispae was recorded for the second time from Tur-key. These syntaxa were analysed in terms of their ecological and floristic aspects.