The Bryophyte Diversity of Lapseki (Çanakkale) Mountains
IConPB 2025 - 4th International Congress on Plant Biology, Denizli, Türkiye, 3 - 06 Eylül 2025, ss.75, (Özet Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Denizli
- Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The present study was conducted to record the moss flora of the Lapseki Mountains (Çanakkale), an area hitherto unknown for its bryophyte flora. Fieldwork was carried out during different vegetation periods in 2022-2023 in 78 localities. In the course of the fieldwork, about 3000 bryophyte specimens were gathered, identified taxonomically on the basis of the pertinent floras and revisionary papers, and prepared as herbarium material. 200 taxa of 103 genera and 52 families were found. They comprised 162 moss taxa (Bryophyta), 37 liverwort taxa (Marchantiophyta), and 1 hornwort taxon (Anthocerotophyta). Riccia cavernosa (Marchantiophyta) and Codonoblepharon forsteri (Bryophyta) were collected for the third time, and their habitat is very specific and ecologically valuable. The bryophyte flora of the Lapseki Mountains is influenced by the occurrence of two distinct climatic zones and a variety of habitat types. Nevertheless, the comparatively low maximal altitude of the region (720 m) can potentially restrict further bryophyte diversification.Liverwort genus Riccia was the most common among liverworts, whereas the prevailing moss genera were Brachythecium, Orthotrichum, Lewinskya, Grimmia, Tortula, Syntrichia, Didymodon, and Fissidens. Although there is a large amount of bryological work in Turkey, some areas are still poorly investigated. This study adds new floristic records from an unresearched region, highlighting the ecological importance and vulnerability of bryophyte-dominated habitats.Any disruption of such habitats may not only endanger the moss species themselves but also the microfauna and related organisms that are reliant upon them.