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The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Terceira Island along an elevation gradient

dc.contributor.authorGabriel, Rosalina
dc.contributor.authorMorgado, Leila
dc.contributor.authorHenriques, Debora
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Márcia
dc.contributor.authorHernández-Hernández, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Paulo A. V.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-23T09:46:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-23T09:46:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractSystematic studies on the biodiversity of bryophytes along elevational gradients have been conductuted within the native vegetation of the Azores, using the MOVECLIM framework. The primary objective of this study was to inventory the bryophytes present within preserved areas of native vegetation in Terceira Island (Azores). From 25 to 28 September 2012, an inventory of the bryoflora was carried out along an elevational gradient, starting near Serreta lighthouse (38.76658 Latitude; -27.37539 Longitude; 40 m a.s.l.) and culminating on the top of Santa Bárbara Mountain (38.73064 Latitude; -27.32164 Longitude; 1000 m a.s.l.). The study followed the adapted MOVECLIM standardised protocol, as follows: i) six sites were selected along an elevational transect, each site spaced at 200 m elevation intervals; ii) within each site, two 10 m x 10 m plots were established in close proximity from each other (10-15 m); iii) within these plots, three 2 m x 2 m quadrats were randomly selected and sampled for bryophytes. The following substrates were surveyed in each quadrat: rock, soil, humus, organic matter, tree bark at three different heights and leaves/fronds. For each available and bryophyte-colonised substrate, three replicate microplots of 10 cm x 5 cm were collected, resulting in a maximum of 24 microplots per quadrat. New information Nearly three-quarters of the maximum expected number of microplots (636 out of 864; eventID) were found across the six sites on Terceira Island, resulting in a total of 3677 records (occurrenceID). A high proportion of the specimens could be identified to the species rank (n = 3661; 99.6%), representing 38 families, 60 genera and 92 species, including 58 species of liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and 34 species of mosses (Bryophyta). The inventory included several endemic species: two liverwort species endemic to the Azores, five species endemic to Macaronesia (three mosses and two liverworts) and 11 European endemic species (three mosses and eight liverworts). The elevations with the highest species richness, the highest number of endemic species and the highest number of conservation concern species, spanned between 600 and 1000 m a.s.l. above sea level, coinciding with the best preserved forest vegetation. Overall, tree-dwelling and ground-dwelling substrates showed similar levels of bryophyte occupation (75% vs. 72%). However, the 636 events were unevenly distributed across substrates: leaves and rocks had the fewest replicates (n = 54; 50.0%), while humus and the lowest tree height had the highest values (n = 106; 98.1% and n = 98; 90.7%, respectively).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGabriel, R., Morgado, L. N., Henriques, D. S., Coelho, M. C. M., Hernández-Hernández, R., Borges, P. A. V. (2024). The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Terceira Island along an elevation gradient. "Biodiversity Data Journal", 12, e131935. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.12.e131935pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/BDJ.12.e131935pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1314-2828
dc.identifier.issn1314-2836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/7141
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherPensoft Publisherspt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/9/1764pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAzorespt_PT
dc.subjectAZU-Section Bryophytespt_PT
dc.subjectBryoflora, BRYOLATpt_PT
dc.subjectElevational Gradientpt_PT
dc.subjectLiverwortspt_PT
dc.subjectMossespt_PT
dc.subjectMOVECLIM-AZOpt_PT
dc.subjectNatural Reservept_PT
dc.subjectSubstratept_PT
dc.subjectTerceira Islandpt_PT
dc.titleThe MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Terceira Island along an elevation gradientpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleBiodiversity Data Journalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
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person.givenNameRosalina
person.givenNameLeila
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