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Revista de Biología Tropical

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GIL-NOVOA, Jorge Enrique; CUTA-ALARCON, Lía Esperanza  y  MORALES-PUENTES, María Eugenia. Richness and distribution of mosses in a sub-Andean forest in Bolívar- Santander, Colombia. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2017, vol.65, n.4, pp.1397-1406. ISSN 0034-7744.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v65i4.25570.

The Colombian bryoflora is considered one of the most diverse and widely distributed in the Andean mountains and the paramo areas, due to the variety of environments; it works like an erosion buffer zone and a humidity regulation that supports the environment and habitat conservation. This work was developed in a 100 ha Andean forest area, using nine linear transects of 100 x 4 m in the municipality of Bolívar (Santander, Colombia), and non-vascular plants were sampled in all substrates (soil, rocks, outcrops, organic matter and water tube-drainage). We recorded a total of 129 samples that belong to 72 species, 48 genera and 21 families, which represent the 7.78 % of the species in the country, and the 11.16 % of the current records in the department of Santander. Families with the highest number of species were Pilotricaceae (15), Neckeraceae and Fissidentaceae with seven species each one, and Brachytheciaceae, Leucobryaceae and Thuidiaceae with five species each one. The richness genera are Lepidopilum (7), Fissidens (7) and Syrrhopodon (4); a total of 34 genera with just one species. Most of the moss species were found on the bark trees (20), followed by rocks (17) and soil (9) substrates. Concerning to life forms, the most abundant were, cushions (24 especies), turfs (23), dendroid (8), creeping (4) and pendulous (3). Using a DCA analysis we observed a greater richness in transects located inside the forest. Moreover, we found 36 new records for Santander and one for the country (Homaliodendron piniforme (Brid.) Enroth). These results showed that the Colombian sub-Andean forest may be the habitat of a considerable richness of mosses species, and that is necessary to expand inventories of bryophytes in some Colombian regions.

Palabras clave : bryophytes; habitat; growth forms; substrates; new records.

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