Epiphytic bryophyte and lichen transplant niches along an elevational gradient in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests.
bryophytes
dispersal
elevation
epiphyte transplantation
forests
lichens
niches
transplant vitality
Journal
American journal of botany
ISSN: 1537-2197
Titre abrégé: Am J Bot
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370467
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
revised:
04
06
2023
received:
30
11
2022
accepted:
06
06
2023
medline:
29
9
2023
pubmed:
21
7
2023
entrez:
21
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Little is known about the ability of individual species to grow successfully outside of their realized niche. Here, the vitality of two epiphytic bryophyte and two epiphytic lichen species were assessed in their fundamental and realized niches in the Pacific Northwest coniferous forest at low, mid, and high elevations. Two lowland epiphytic bryophyte species (Frullania nisquallensis, Neckera douglasii) and one lowland epiphytic lichen species (Usnea longissima) were transplanted to sites at mid and high elevations. One high-elevation epiphytic lichen species (Hypogymnia rugosa) was transplanted to mid and low elevations. The fundamental and realized niches of F. nisquallensis and U. longissima are similar, and they can both survive outside of their realized niches. For N. douglasii, dispersal limitations could shape its distribution along elevation and local microclimate conditions could be important for its vitality. Certain bryophyte and lichen species can survive outside of their realized niches, information that can contribute to knowledge about species niches along elevational gradients. Future studies should focus on cryptogam species interactions in a changing climate.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e16215Informations de copyright
© 2023 Botanical Society of America.
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