{"title":"DISTRIBUTION OF BRYOPHYTES IN MALNAD REGIONS OF CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA, THE WESTERN GHATS","authors":"K. Krishnappa","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V49I0.53","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The forests canopy in malnad regions of the Western Ghats favours the luxuriant growth of flowering plants, medicinal plants, orchids, lichens, pteriodophytes and bryophytes. We conducted the study of bryophyte distribution in different types of forests during June 2010 to March 2012 in the malnad regions of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. A total of 62 species of bryophytes belonging to 44 genera and 30 families, of these, mosses comprise 46 species, liverworts 14 species and two species of hornworts were documented. The present study reveals that Bryaceae, Meteoriaceae, Fissidentaceae and Hypnaceae are dominant families in the study area. Bryum coronatum , B. plumosum , B. pseudotriquetrum , Campylopus flexuosus , Hyophila involuta , Fissidens sps., Barbula indica, Pterobryopsis sps., Isopterygium sps., Asterella khasiana , Reboulia hemisphaerica , and Fossombronia indica are commonly distributed in study area. Soil microhabitat represents well distribution of bryophytes compare to other microhabitat in non-forest areas, grasslands and acacia plantations. Contrary to this, wood is having well bryophyte distribution in forest areas. There is no available data on bryophytes of malnad regions of Chikmagalur district. So this preliminary baseline data gives their documentation, distribution and species richness. It helps to thrive light on future research.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V49I0.53","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Abstract
The forests canopy in malnad regions of the Western Ghats favours the luxuriant growth of flowering plants, medicinal plants, orchids, lichens, pteriodophytes and bryophytes. We conducted the study of bryophyte distribution in different types of forests during June 2010 to March 2012 in the malnad regions of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. A total of 62 species of bryophytes belonging to 44 genera and 30 families, of these, mosses comprise 46 species, liverworts 14 species and two species of hornworts were documented. The present study reveals that Bryaceae, Meteoriaceae, Fissidentaceae and Hypnaceae are dominant families in the study area. Bryum coronatum , B. plumosum , B. pseudotriquetrum , Campylopus flexuosus , Hyophila involuta , Fissidens sps., Barbula indica, Pterobryopsis sps., Isopterygium sps., Asterella khasiana , Reboulia hemisphaerica , and Fossombronia indica are commonly distributed in study area. Soil microhabitat represents well distribution of bryophytes compare to other microhabitat in non-forest areas, grasslands and acacia plantations. Contrary to this, wood is having well bryophyte distribution in forest areas. There is no available data on bryophytes of malnad regions of Chikmagalur district. So this preliminary baseline data gives their documentation, distribution and species richness. It helps to thrive light on future research.