The epiphytic bryophyte succession of Picea orientalis forests on the Kumbet High Plateau (Giresun-Turkey)

dc.contributor.authorEzer, Tulay
dc.contributor.authorAlatas, Mevlut
dc.contributor.authorBatan, Nevzat
dc.contributor.authorErata, Huseyin
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:34:37Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:34:37Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn this study, the epiphytic bryophyte succession of Picea orientalis forests on the Kiimbet High Plateau (Giresun-Turkey) were studied. A total of 21 epiphytic bryophyte species were determined (16 mosses and 5 liverworts). The epiphytic bryophyte communities were sampled in 60 sample plots taken from the trunks of Picea orientalis , each of which was 20 x 20 cm in size. The Index of Ecological Significance (IES), based on a combination of the relative frequency and mean cover of epiphytic bryophytes, was used to evaluate the abundance of bryophyte communities in epiphytic habitats on the tree trunks. In addition, multivariate classification techniques (TWINSPAN and DECORANA) were used to classify the community structures in successional stages. TWINSPAN divided the 60 sample plots into two main groups: a) the lower base communities (LB) and b) the middle upper zone communities (MU). Moreover, the middle-upper zone communities (MU) were divided into two sub-groups associated with the successional gradient (MU1 and MU2). DECORANA classified these communities along the ordination axes 1 and 3 related to the height gradient of Picea orientalis and the moisture (from mesic to xeric) gradient of the epiphytic habitat. While Exsertotheca crispa, Cynodontium fallax, Lewinskya striata , and Habrodon perpusillus were only found on old spruce trees, Drepanium fastigiatum was only found on young trees and Lophocolea heterophylla was only found on middle-aged trees.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Project Commission of canakkale Onsekiz Mart University [FBE 2019-2950]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Scientific Research Project Commission of canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Project No: FBE 2019-2950)
dc.identifier.doi10.2298/BOTSERB2201029E
dc.identifier.endpage37
dc.identifier.issn1821-2158
dc.identifier.issn1821-2638
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85129898142
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage29
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2298/BOTSERB2201029E
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/16067
dc.identifier.volume46
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000791770200004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Belgrade, Inst Botany & Botanical Garden
dc.relation.ispartofBotanica Serbica
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectBryophytes
dc.subjectepiphytic
dc.subjectsuccession
dc.subjectTWINSPAN
dc.subjectDECORANA
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleThe epiphytic bryophyte succession of Picea orientalis forests on the Kumbet High Plateau (Giresun-Turkey)
dc.title.alternativeSukcesija epifitskih briofita u šumama Picea orientalis na visoravni Kümbet (Giresun-Turska)
dc.typeArticle

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