Bryophytes Floristic Patterns in the Sicilian Aquatic and Humid Habitats-Important Refuges for Biodiversity Safeguarding in the Mediterranean Islands.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a focus on the populations of bryophytes living in aquatic and humid habitats of Sicily is presented. This investigation aims to evaluate the consistency and diversity of this group of taxa. The complete list of taxa known to date in these habitats is provided, with reference to hornworts, liverworts, and mosses, and the patterns related to the biological, ecological, and chorological features of this bryophyte flora are also illustrated. Since climate change is currently the major threat of extinction for many of these species growing in aquatic and humid environments, these taxa constitute a component of the flora worthy of particular interest in studies on the quantification of the impact of global warming on biodiversity. Overall, the analysis found that, with a total of

SUBMITTER: Campisi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769466 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature