Epiphytic Communities of Open Habitats in the Western Tian-Shan Mts (Middle Asia: Kyrgyzstan)

A new epiphytic moss association, Orthotrichetum crenulati, was identified for the first time in the Western Tian-Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. The study, conducted across 115 sites with varying tree densities, documented 21 moss species that form distinct community combinations. Numerical analyses revealed three groups of samples corresponding to seven associations and one community within two alliances: Ulotion crispae, Syntrichion laevipilae (Frullanio dilatatae-Leucodontetea sciuroidis class), and Neckerion complanatae (Neckeretea complanatae class). Additionally, two moss species, Orthotrichum crenulatum and O. pallens, were recorded for the first time in Kyrgyzstan. This research contributes to the understanding of bryosociological patterns in open habitats of the Western Tian-Shan.

Nowak, A., Plášek, V., Nobis, M., & Nowak, S. (2016). Epiphytic Communities of Open Habitats in the Western Tian-Shan Mts (Middle Asia: Kyrgyzstan). Cryptogamie, Bryologie, 37(4), 415–433. https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v37.iss4.2016.415