Biomonitoring with bryophytes in managed forested areas. Three examples from the southern Italian Apennines

By

Colacino, Carmine

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

BioRisk : biodiversity & ecosystem risk assessment

Volume

21

Pages

11--18

Subjects

bryophyte flora , forest structure , IAP , indicator values , silviculture

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.21.108551

 

Abstract

Three sites in the southern Italian Apennines were selected to assess correlation between forest structure and bryophyte flora. In two of the sites, the Index of Air Purity (IAP)–based on cover data of epiphytic bryophytes–was evaluated. The results show that bryophyte populations–and consequently IAP–are affected by forest structure and development, and that studies including different sites require a precise assessment of silvicultural characteristics to allow comparisons. Indicator values of mosses and liverworts were also taken into consideration in characterizing ecologically the three sites.