TITLE:
Rhynchostegium megapolitanum (Web. et Mohr) B.S.G.—A Rare Bryophyte in Dune Ecosystems of Zealand, Denmark
AUTHORS:
Ib Johnsen
KEYWORDS:
Rosa rugosa; Coastal Sand Dune; Epiphytic Lichens; Epigeic Bryophytes
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.9,
April
24,
2014
ABSTRACT: Rhynchostegium megapolitanum was observed during a study of the effects of the invasive nonnative Rosa rugosa in a sand dune. The vascular
as well as the epiphytic and epigeic cryptogam vegetation was recorded., and
soil properties were measured. Epihytic lichens were abundant on dead or dying
branches of Rosa rugosa scrubs, under
which the stable substrate and high light exposure provided growth conditions
for an epigeic community dominated by lichens and bryophytes. The occurrence
of the rare bryophyte Rhynchostegium
megapolitanum is discussed.