Regression and invasion of bryophytes in the south and southeast of the Iberian Peninsula

The climate of the south and south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, with long dry periods alternating with periods of scarce precipitation, has caused the regression of a great number of bryophytes, mainly pleurocarpic mosses and Jungermannialian hepatics. Some have found refuge in areas with a humid...

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Published in:Biological conservation 1992, Vol.59 (2), p.129-131
Main Authors: Varo, J., Guerra, J., Zafra, M.L., Ros, R.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biogeography
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
climate change
climatic factors
deforestation
desertification
geographical distribution
habitats
human activity
population density
species
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Summary:The climate of the south and south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, with long dry periods alternating with periods of scarce precipitation, has caused the regression of a great number of bryophytes, mainly pleurocarpic mosses and Jungermannialian hepatics. Some have found refuge in areas with a humid ombroclimate (Sierra de Algeciras), other in shady ravines of the Sierra Nevada. The acrocarpic mosses, on the other hand, are spreading considerably, especially those that undergo intense vegetative multiplication and, above all, the arid-region Pottiaceae species.
ISSN:0006-3207
1873-2917
DOI:10.1016/0006-3207(92)90571-4