The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient
In September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain caldera (2200 m a.s.l.). The primary objective was to systematically inventory the bryophytes inhabiting the best-preserved ar...
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| author | Rosalina Gabriel Leila Morgado Paulo Borges Márcia Coelho Silvia Aranda Débora Henriques Cecília Sérgio Helena Hespanhol Fernando Pereira Manuela Sim-Sim Claudine Ah-Peng |
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| description | In September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain caldera (2200 m a.s.l.). The primary objective was to systematically inventory the bryophytes inhabiting the best-preserved areas of native vegetation environments. Twelve sites were selected, each spaced at 200 m elevation intervals. Within each site, two 10 m x 10 m plots were established in close proximity (10-15 m apart). Within these plots, three 2 m x 2 m quadrats were randomly selected and sampled for bryophytes using microplots measuring 10 cm x 5 cm, which were then collected into paper bags. Six substrates were surveyed in each quadrat: rock, soil, humus, organic matter, tree bark and leaves/fronds. Three replicates were obtained from all substrates available and colonised by bryophytes, resulting in a maximum of 18 microplots per quadrat, 54 microplots per plot, 108 microplots per site, and a total of 1296 microplots across the 12 sites on Pico Island.Two-thirds of the maximum expected number of microplots (n = 878; 67.75%) were successfully collected, yielding a total of 4896 specimens. The vast majority (n = 4869) were identified at the species/subspecies level. The study identified a total of 70 moss and 71 liverwort species or subspecies. Elevation levels between 600-1000 m a.s.l., particularly in the native forest plots, exhibited both a higher number of microplots and greater species richness. This research significantly enhanced our understanding of Azorean bryophyte diversity and distribution, contributing valuable insights at both local and regional scales. Notably, two new taxa for the Azores were documented during the MOVECLIM study, namely the pleurocarpous mosses Antitrichia curtipendula and Isothecium interludens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba30e6338370483aaef6217076c1482a2024-02-10T10:41:00ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282024-02-011212410.3897/BDJ.12.e117890117890The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradientRosalina Gabriel0Leila Morgado1Paulo Borges2Márcia Coelho3Silvia Aranda4Débora Henriques5Cecília Sérgio6Helena Hespanhol7Fernando Pereira8Manuela Sim-Sim9Claudine Ah-Peng10cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042IITAA - Instituto de Investigação e Tecnologias Agrárias e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente, Universidade dos Açores. Capitão João d‘Ávila street, 9700-042cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesBanco Genético Vegetal Autóctone, Empresa Municipal Cascais AmbientecE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Natural History & Systematics (NHS) CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability InstituteCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado / BIOPOLIS, Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, VairãocE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Natural History & Systematics (NHS) CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability InstituteUMR PVBMT- Pôle de Protection des Plantes Université de La RéunionIn September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain caldera (2200 m a.s.l.). The primary objective was to systematically inventory the bryophytes inhabiting the best-preserved areas of native vegetation environments. Twelve sites were selected, each spaced at 200 m elevation intervals. Within each site, two 10 m x 10 m plots were established in close proximity (10-15 m apart). Within these plots, three 2 m x 2 m quadrats were randomly selected and sampled for bryophytes using microplots measuring 10 cm x 5 cm, which were then collected into paper bags. Six substrates were surveyed in each quadrat: rock, soil, humus, organic matter, tree bark and leaves/fronds. Three replicates were obtained from all substrates available and colonised by bryophytes, resulting in a maximum of 18 microplots per quadrat, 54 microplots per plot, 108 microplots per site, and a total of 1296 microplots across the 12 sites on Pico Island.Two-thirds of the maximum expected number of microplots (n = 878; 67.75%) were successfully collected, yielding a total of 4896 specimens. The vast majority (n = 4869) were identified at the species/subspecies level. The study identified a total of 70 moss and 71 liverwort species or subspecies. Elevation levels between 600-1000 m a.s.l., particularly in the native forest plots, exhibited both a higher number of microplots and greater species richness. This research significantly enhanced our understanding of Azorean bryophyte diversity and distribution, contributing valuable insights at both local and regional scales. Notably, two new taxa for the Azores were documented during the MOVECLIM study, namely the pleurocarpous mosses Antitrichia curtipendula and Isothecium interludens.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117890/download/pdf/AzoresBryofloraBRYOLAT methodologyelevationa |
| spellingShingle | Rosalina Gabriel Leila Morgado Paulo Borges Márcia Coelho Silvia Aranda Débora Henriques Cecília Sérgio Helena Hespanhol Fernando Pereira Manuela Sim-Sim Claudine Ah-Peng The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient Biodiversity Data Journal Azores Bryoflora BRYOLAT methodology elevationa |
| title | The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient |
| title_full | The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient |
| title_fullStr | The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient |
| title_full_unstemmed | The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient |
| title_short | The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient |
| title_sort | moveclim azores project bryophytes from pico island along an elevation gradient |
| topic | Azores Bryoflora BRYOLAT methodology elevationa |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117890/download/pdf/ |
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