Dataset on bryophyte species distribution across an elevational gradient on Flores Island.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A bryophyte diversity survey was carried out from July 29 to 1 August 2013, in Santa Cruz das Flores, Flores Island (Azores) (39.471185 N Latitude; -31.184692 W Longitude), along an elevational gradient (70, 200, 400, 600 and 800 m a.s.l.). The study employed the Global Island Monitoring Scheme (GIMS) protocol for bryophytes. At each elevation level, three replicates of six substrates colonised by bryophytes (rock, soil, humus, dead wood, tree trunks, leaves) were collected. In total, 385 sampling events generated 1345 species occurrence records, representing 89 bryophyte species (37 mosses; 52 liverworts).

New information

The acrocarpous moss Fissidens azoricus (P.de la Varde) Bizot, listed as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN, had not been reported from

SUBMITTER: Gabriel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658425 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature