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Bryophyte Diversity along an Elevational Gradient on Pico Island (Azores, Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Márcia Catarina Mendes
dc.contributor.authorGabriel, Rosalina
dc.contributor.authorHespanhol, Helena
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Paulo A. V.
dc.contributor.authorAh-Peng, Claudine
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T11:21:47Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T11:21:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-04
dc.description.abstractThe study of elevational patterns is a valuable method for inferring the influence of the climate and other variables in the regional distributions of species. Bryophytes are ideal for revealing different environmental patterns in elevational studies, since they occur from sea level to above the tree line. Taking advantage of the long elevational transect of Pico Island and the use of standardized survey methods, our main aims were: (1) to identify and characterize the alpha and beta diversities of bryophytes across the full elevational gradient (12 sites of native vegetation, ranging from 10 to 2200 m above sea level [a.s.l.]); (2) to detect the ecological factors driving bryophyte composition; (3) to identify bryophytes’ substrate specificity; and (4) to check the presence of rare and endemic species. The identification of 878 microplots yielded 141 species (71 liverworts and 70 mosses), almost half of those known to occur on Pico Island. The bryophyte species richness followed a parabolic unimodal pattern with a mid-elevation peak, where the richest native forests occur. A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) of the bryophyte composition and explanatory variables revealed the effect of the elevation, precipitation, disturbance, richness of vascular plants and bark pH in explaining bryophyte compositions at regional levels. Very few species of bryophytes showed substrate specificity. Pico Island’s elevational gradient could be an asset for studying long-term changes in bryophyte species composition and alpha diversity under global change.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by ERANET BIOMEMOVECLIM`Montane vegetation as listening posts for climate change' of the regional government of the Azores, grant number M2.1.2/F/04/2011/NET, and M.C.M.C. was funded by the FUNDO REGIONAL PARA A CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA (FRCT) of the regional government of the Azores, grant numberM3.1.2/F/007/2012.en
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dc.identifier.citationCoelho, M.C.M., Gabriel, R., Hespanhol, H., Borges, P.A.V. & Ah-Peng, C. (2021). Bryophyte diversity along an elevational gradient on Pico Island (Azores, Portugal). "Diversity", 13(4), 162. DOI:10.3390/d13040162en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d13040162pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6083
dc.identifier.wos000642997300001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationM2.1.2/F/04/2011/NETpt_PT
dc.relationFRCT M3.1.2/F/007/2012pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/4/162pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAlpha Diversityen
dc.subjectSpecies Distributionsen
dc.subjectMossesen
dc.subjectLiverwortsen
dc.subjectIslandsen
dc.subjectMacaronesiaen
dc.titleBryophyte Diversity along an Elevational Gradient on Pico Island (Azores, Portugal)en
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