tailieunhanh - Contribution to the epiphytic flora and vegetation of the Lakes District in the Burdur region (Turkey)

As a result of the evaluation of 29 relevés of different sizes taken from trunks using the Braun-Blanquet method, Leptodonto smithii-Leucodontetum sciuroidis and Cryphaeetum arborae (with both subassociation typicum and subassociation orthotrichetosum diaphani) belonging to the Fabronion pusillae alliance were recorded for the first time from Turkey. The life forms and life strategies of the syntaxa were analyzed. | Turkish Journal of Botany Turk J Bot (2016) 40: 329-342 © TÜBİTAK doi: Research Note Contribution to the epiphytic flora and vegetation of the Lakes District in the Burdur region (Turkey) 1 2 2 3, 4 Mevlüt ALATAŞ , Recep KARA , Tülay EZER , Nevzat BATAN *, Turan ÖZDEMİR 1 Department of Biology, Elazıg Science and Art Center, Elazıg, Turkey 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Niğde University, Niğde, Turkey 3 Macka Vocational School, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey 4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey Received: Accepted/Published Online: Final Version: Abstract: In this study the epiphytic bryophyte flora and vegetation of the Bucak Sweetgum Forest Nature Park and Karacaören Dams Environment (Burdur, Turkey) were investigated between 2012 and 2013. We identified 221 bryophyte specimens collected from tree trunks; a total of 37 bryophyte taxa (8 liverworts and 29 mosses) belonging to 19 genera and 15 families were identified. As a result of the evaluation of 29 relevés of different sizes taken from trunks using the Braun-Blanquet method, Leptodonto smithii-Leucodontetum sciuroidis and Cryphaeetum arborae (with both subassociation typicum and subassociation orthotrichetosum diaphani) belonging to the Fabronion pusillae alliance were recorded for the first time from Turkey. The life forms and life strategies of the syntaxa were analyzed. Key words: Bryophyte, epiphytes, bryosociology, life forms, life strategies, Turkey 1. Introduction The floristic diversity of Turkey is very rich thanks to its different climatic types (terrestrial, oceanic, and Mediterranean), geological and geomorphological variety, rich water resources (seas, lakes, and rivers), huge differences in altitude (between sea level and 5000 m), wide range of habitats, and its location, where three phytogeographic regions .