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11 - Biogeography of mosses and allies: does size matter?

from Part IV - Pluricellular eukaryotes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2012

By
Nagore G. Medina ,
Isabel Draper  and
Francisco Lara
Edited by
Diego Fontaneto
Nagore G. Medina
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Isabel Draper
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Francisco Lara
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Diego Fontaneto
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
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Summary

Introduction

Bryophytes are the second largest group of embryophytes, or green land plants, after the very diverse Angiosperms. They comprise three main lineages (Frey, 2009; Goffinet and Shaw, 2009): mosses (Division or Phylum Bryophyta), that are currently estimated to include 12 500–13 000 species; liverworts (Marchantiophyta), that are thought to number 5000 or a few more; and hornworts (Anthocerotophyta), with only 100–150 species. This adds up to around 18 000 species, although estimates range from 14 000 to 25 000.

Bryophytes in general, and especially mosses and liverworts, are highly successful plants. They display a high level of diversity, are almost universally present in land environments, and play a significant role in many terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems (Vanderpoorten and Goffinet, 2009). Although often inconspicuous, mosses and liverworts can be found even in the world's toughest environments, such as freezing and hot deserts. Moreover, in some harsh environments, such as the epiphytic stratum of temperate woodlands or the terrestrial ecosystems of the tundra, they are the chief group of organisms, together with lichens. Peatlands, which cover c. 3% of the Earth's land surface (Limpens et al., 2008), are a particular and outstanding case of habitat where bryophytes generally prevail, commonly with species of Sphagnum as the dominant vegetation element. Even if bryophytes are particularly diverse and luxuriant in tropical montane cloud forests and in humid temperate woodlands, they can be found more or less abundantly in all environments where land plants can survive (Gignac, 2001).

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Biogeography of Microscopic Organisms
Is Everything Small Everywhere?
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