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PRELEMINARY DATA ON BRYOPHYTES FROM ALBANIAN ALPS MARKA J.1, XHULAJ M.1, COLACINO C.2

1Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Bld. Zog I, Tirana, Albania. E-mail: markajani@yahoo.com 2Laboratorio di Briologia, Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa & Biotecnologie Agro-Forestali, Facolta di Agraria, Universita della Basilicata, Viale dell’ Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy. E-mail: colacino@unibas.it

III Congress of Ecologists of Macedonia , Struga, Macedonia, 06-09 October, 2007

Data on the bryophytes (sensu stricto) of Alba-nian Alps are reported here. About 800 specimens have been collected during more than 20 days, in three main expeditions, during yr. 2005-06, in three important zones of the Albanian Alps (Fig. 1): valley of Cemi up to Vermoshi, Boga valley (Fig. 2) up to Thethi National Park, and Valbona valley. It seems that Albanian Alps shelter rich flora of bryophytes, as it is for the higher flora, especially zones of Rrapsha, Thethi, Valbona, Lëpusha (Fig. 3) and Vermoshi (Fig. 4a). About 168 taxa of mosses where found, 76 taxa reported for the first time for Albanian Alps (Tab. 1), and 53 taxa reported for the first time for Albania. Most of them were present to the checklist of Central Europe (Hill et al. 2006), compared with Mediterranean and Submediterranean mossflora (Fig. 4g). The nomenclature follows the mono-graph of Hill et. al. (2006). The most represented genera were Bryum, Orthotrichum, Schistidium, Grimmia, Tortella, Didymodon, Mnium, Philono-tis, Homalothecium, Hypnum, etc.

From each of the moss communities were added the eco-logical indicator values (Düll, 1991) and later calculated the median (Fig. 4c). From a general overview of Alba-nian bryoflora (Fig. 4b), more than 350 taxa have been known from different authors (Colacino & Sabovljevic, 2006; Shehu, 2004), which is 27% of European flora. Ca. 6 species were known as endangered in the checklist of Europe (Stewart, 1995) for Albania, as Neckera cephalo-nica (K), Buxbaumia viridis (V), Tortula solmsii (R), Di-dymodon rigidulus (=D. mamillosus) (V), Schistidium helveticum (=S. singarense) (K) and Meesia longiseta (R); two of them were found also from us, as D. rigidulus (Selca, Thethi and Puka), reported for the first time for Alps, and S. helveticum (Thethi), reported for the first time for Albania.

The study was object of the master theses of J. Marka, supported by project TEMPUS CD_JEP-17099-2002 ‘Development/up-dating of curricula/courses in Biologi-

Figure 1. Google map showing the itinerary (white dots) and main stations of field trips through Albanian Alps.

Abietinella abietina (Hedw.) M.Fleisch. Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener Anomodon rugelii (Müll.Hal.) Keissl. Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor Antitrichia curtipendula (Hedw.) Brid. Barbula convoluta Hedw. Barbula crocea (Brid.) F.Weber & D.Mohr Barbula indica (Hook.) Spreng. Barbula unguiculata Hedw. Bartramia ithyphylla Brid. Bartramia pomiformis Hedw. Brachythecium campestre (Müll.Hal.) Schimp. Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C.Chen Bryum archangelicum Bruch & Schimp. Bryum argenteum Hedw. Bryum caespiticium Hedw. Bryum capillare Hedw. Bryum dichotomum Hedw. Bryum gemmiparum De Not. Bryum mildeanum Jur. Bryum moravicum Podp. Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) P.Gaertn. et al. Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum (Schreb.) Lilj. Bryum rubens Mitt. Bryum sauteri Bruch & Schimp. Bryum torquescens Bruch & Schimp. Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Brid.) R.S.Chopra Campylium protensum (Brid.) Kindb. Campylophyllum calcareum (Crundw. & Nyholm) Hedenäs Ceratodon conicus (Hampe) Lindb. Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. Cinclidotus aquaticus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. Cinclidotus fontinaloides (Hedw.) P.Beauv. Conostomum tetragonum (Hedw.) Lindb. Coscinodon humilis Milde Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce Ctenidium molluscum (Hedw.) Mitt. Cynodontium strumiferum (Hedw.) Lindb. Dialytrichia mucronata (Brid.) Broth Dichodontium pellucidum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. Dicranella howei Renauld & Cardot Dicranoweisia crispula (Hedw.) Milde Dicranum montanum Hedw. Dicranum scoparium Hedw. Didymodon asperifolius (Mitt.) H.A.Crum, Steere & L.E.Anderson Didymodon insulanus (De Not.) M.O.Hill Didymodon luridus Hornsch. Didymodon rigidulus Hedw. Didymodon vinealis (Brid.) R.H.Zander Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwägr.) Hampe Ditrichum gracile (Mitt.) Kuntze Ditrichum pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe Encalypta rhaptocarpa var. rhaptocarpa Schwägr. Encalypta streptocarpa Hedw. Encalypta vulgaris Hedw. Eucladium verticillatum (With.) Bruch & Schimp. Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen Fissidens dubius P.Beauv. Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw. Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. Grimmia anomala Hampe ex Schimp. Grimmia lisae De Not. Grimmia muehlenbeckii Schimp. Grimmia orbicularis Bruch ex Wilson Grimmia pulvinata (Hedw.) Sm. Grimmia tergestina Tomm. ex Bruch & Schimp. Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm. Homalothecium aureum (Spruce) H.Rob. Homalothecium lutescens (Hedw.) H.Rob. Homalothecium lutescens var. fallax (H.Philib. ex Schimp.) Homalothecium philippeanum (Spruce) Schimp. Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp. Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum Brid Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum (Taylor) Hartm. Hypnum hamulosum Schimp. Isothecium alopecuroides (Lam. ex Dubois) Isov. Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra

Leptodon smithii (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr. Mnium hornum Hedw. Mnium lycopodioides Schwägr. Mnium marginatum (Dicks.) P.Beauv. Mnium stellare Hedw. Mnium thomsonii Schimp. Myurella julacea (Schwägr.) Schimp. Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Huebener Neckera crispa Hedw. Oncophorus wahlenbergii Brid. Orthotrichum affine Schrad. ex Brid. Orthotrichum alpestre Bruch & Schimp. Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw. Orthotrichum cupulatum Hoffm. ex Brid. Orthotrichum cupulatum var. riparium Huebener Orthotrichum pallens Bruch ex Brid. Orthotrichum rupestre Schleich. ex Schwägr. Orthotrichum speciosum Nees Orthotrichum stramineum Hornsch. ex Brid. Orthotrichum striatum Hedw. Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri (R.Hedw.) Röll Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp. Philonotis fontana (Hedw.) Brid. Philonotis marchica (Hedw.) Brid. Philonotis seriata Mitt. Plagiomnium affine (Blandow ex Funck) T.J.Kop. Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T.J.Kop. Plagiomnium elatum (Bruch & Schimp.) T.J.Kop. Plagiomnium rostratum (Schrad.) T.J.Kop. Plagiomnium undulatum (Hedw.) T.J.Kop. Plagiopus oederianus (Sw.) H.A.Crum & L.E.Anderson Plasteurhynchium striatulum (Spruce) M.Fleisch. Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb. Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P.Beauv. Pogonatum nanum (Hedw.) P.Beauv. Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P.Beauv. Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L.Sm. Polytrichastrum formosum (Hedw.) G.L.Sm. Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum strictum Menzies ex Brid. Pseudoleskea incurvata (Hedw.) Loeske

Pseudoleskea saviana (De Not.) Latzel Pseudoleskeella nervosa (Brid.) Nyholm Pterigynandrum filiforme Hedw. Pterogonium gracile (Hedw.) Sm. Ptychodium plicatum (Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp. Racomitrium canescens (Hedw.) Brid. Racomitrium elongatum Ehrh. ex Frisvoll Rhynchostegium murale (Hedw.) Schimp. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. Saelania glaucescens (Hedw.) Broth. Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. Schistidium atrofuscum (Schimp.) Limpr. Schistidium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens Limpr. Schistidium brunnescens subsp. griseum (Nees & Hornsch.) H.H.Blom Schistidium confertum (Funck) Bruch & Schimp. Schistidium crassipilum H.H.Blom Schistidium helveticum (Schkuhr) Deguchi Schistidium robustum (Nees & Hornsch.) H.H.Blom Scorpiurium circinatum (Bruch) M.Fleisch. & Loeske Syntrichia calcicola J.J.Amann Syntrichia laevipila Brid. Syntrichia montana Nees Syntrichia norvegica F.Weber Syntrichia papillosissima (Copp.) Loeske Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis (Besch.) Delogne Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Thuidium assimile (Mitt.) A.Jaeger Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.) Broth. Tortella inclinata (R.Hedw.) Limpr. Tortella inclinata var. densa (Lorentz & Molendo) Limpr. Tortella inflexa (Bruch) Broth. Tortella nitida (Lindb.) Broth. Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr. Tortula muralis Hedw. Tortula schimperi M.J.Cano, O.Werner & J.Guerra Tortula subulata Hedw. Trichostomum brachydontium Bruch Trichostomum crispulum Bruch Weissia condensa (Voit) Lindb.

Table 1. Moss taxa reported from Alps in this work; in green color taxa reported for the first time for Alba-nia and purple color species reported only for Albanian Alps.

Figure 2. Boga valley (Photo: L.Shuka).

Figure 3. Moments of working in the field in Lëpusha (Photo: L. Shuka).

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LITERATURE Colacino C., Sabovljelić M. (2006): Bryophyte flora of Albania: A Preliminary Check-List. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 27 (4): 471-498. Düll R. (1991): Indicator Values of Mosses and Liverhorts. Në: Ellenberg, H., H. E. Weber, R. Düll, V. Wirth, W. Wemer & D. Paulißen: indicator values of plants in Central europe. Göttin-gen, Erich Goltze: 175-214. Hill MO et. al. (2006): An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia. Journal of Bryology 28: 198-267. Shehu M. (2004): Briofite të Rrethit të Kolonjës: Studim floristik, fitogjeografik me të dhëna ekologjike. Shtypur në ”Triptik”, Vlorë. Smith A. J. E. (2004): The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. Second edition. Cambridge University Press. Stewart N. (1995): Red Data Book of European Bryophytes. ECCB, Trondheim.

Figure 4. A) Number of moss species for each locality in the Alps; B) Total moss species reported for Albania, so far, and compared with other countries; C) Indicator values of mosses; D) Life forms; E) Distribution of species according substrate; F-G) Floristic specter (Smith, 2004): Composite categories and Eastern limit categories.

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