Contribution to the bryoflora of the Roztocze National Park (SE Poland)– Bryophytes of the Świerszcz river valley

Abstract

New distribution data for 171 bryophyte taxa in the Roztocze National Park are provided. Among them there are 43 species protected by law in Poland, including 20 strictly protected species, as well as 13 species threatened in Poland. The research revealed 36 species (5 liverworts and 31 mosses) new for the region. Noteworthy is the occurrence of 19 mountain species and 10 bryophytes thought to be relicts of old-growth forests what confirms the specificity of nature of the Roztocze region. The most valuable and interesting finds are: mosses Campylophyllopsis sommerfeltii (Myrin) Ochyra, Dicranum viride (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb., Buxbaumia viridis (Moug. ex Lam. & DC.) Brid. ex Moug. & Nestl. as well as liverworts Calypogeia suecica (Arnell et J. Perss.) Müll. Frib. and Cephalozia catenulata (Huebener) Lindb. A brief characterisations of these species are presented.

Vascular plant and bryophyte species richness in response to water quality in lowland spring niches with different anthropogenic impacts

“…Most of the identified bryophyte species are typical of the springs and river valleys of central and eastern Poland (Czarnecka 2009; Czarnecka and Janiec 2007; Mazurek 2008; Mazurek 2006; Grzelak 2011). Similar species were identified by Fudali et al (2015) during a study on the distribution of bryoflora in the upper valley of Świerszcz stream in Roztocze National Park (75% of common species).…”

New location of the moss Buxbaumia viridis in the Białowieża Forest

“…The species was also reported from the Świętokrzyskie Mts. (Stebel et al 2013) and the Roztocze Region (Fudali et al 2015). In the Białowieża Forest, it was found only once (management unit 250D) (Szczepaniuk, Kucharzyk 2016).…”

New occurrence of rare protected moss species Buxbaumia viridis (Bryopsida, Buxbaumiaceae) in the Białowieża Forest

“…Previously unknown type of substrate inhabited by the spiecies in Poland -decaying wood of Quercus robur -have been revealed. Typically this moss is confined to rotten wood of spruce and fir, often in stream valleys (SMoczyK & wierzcHolSKa 2008, Vončina 2008, cHacHuła & Vončina 2010, cyKowSKa & Vončina 2011, zarzecKi 2012, topolSKa & KucHarzyK 2014unpbl., KucHarzyK & topolSKa 2015.…”

“…In Poland, Buxbaumia viridis is documented mainly from the south-eastern part of the country, from different forest communities, e.g. : Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum abietetosum, Carici albae-Fagetum abietetosum, Carici albae-Fagetum typicum, Abieteti-Piceetum montanum and Tilio-Carpinetum (SzmAJdA et al 1991, phillippe & OchyrA 2004, Stebel 2004, cyKowSKa 2008, Vončina 2008…”

“…It was also reported in the northern part of Poland -in the vicinity of Elbląg and Gdańsk, in Luzulo pilosale-Fagetum and Stellario-Carpinetum communities (HajeK 2008, 2010, 2012). South-western localities are known from Sudetes (SzmAJdA et al 1991, Smoczyk & wierzcholSkA 2008, cyKowSKa & Vončina 2011).Currently, the nearest localities to the Podlasie region are known from Roztocze Upland -Świerszcz river valley(FudAli et al 2015). The species has not been recorded so far neither from the Belarusian part of Białowieża Forest nor the country of Belarus (ry-kovSky & MaSloVSKy 2004).…”