@article{article_555763, title={The Epiphytic Bryophyte Communities of Akyazı District (Sakarya, Turkey): A Multivariate Study of Community-Habitat Relationships}, journal={Anatolian Bryology}, volume={5}, pages={85–99}, year={2019}, DOI={10.26672/anatolianbryology.555763}, author={Alataş, Mevlüt and Uyar, Güray and Ezer, Tülay and Ören, Muhammet}, keywords={Association,Bryophyte,DECORANA,Epiphytic,TWINSPAN,Turkey}, abstract={<p> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">In this study, epiphytic bryophyte vegetation of
the Akyazı District in Sakarya Province (Turkey) was investigated. In the
different vegetation periods of the year 2017, a total of 85 relevés taken from
the trunks of trees and were classified by Braun-Blanquet method and regulated by
using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DECORANA) and Two-Way Indicator
Species Analysis (TWINSPAN). </span> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">TWINSPAN classification technique produced two
main vegetation groups include eight clusters at the third level. </span> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> The
results of </span> <span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:18px;">DECORANA indicated that the distribution
patterns of epiphytic communities change from xeric to mesic and along the lower
base and upper zones. The most important ecological factor for the epiphytic
community differentiation in the study area, according to the ordination
diagram, is humidity of the epiphytic habitats. Consequently, six epiphytic
bryophyte associations and two subassociations were determined in the present
paper. Among them; </span> <i> <span style="font-size:18px;">Orthotrichetum
pallentis </span> </i> <span style="font-size:18px;"> for the second time and </span> </span> <i> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">Pterigynandretum filiformis -leucodontetosum
sciuroidis </span> </i> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">were recorded for the first time in Turkey.
Moreover, </span> <i> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">Orthotrichetum pallentis - </span> </i> <i> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">isothecietosum alopecuroidis </span> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> </span> </i> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">subass.
nova </span> <span style="font-size:18px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> was described as a new epiphytic association from the Akyazı District
of Sakarya Province. Floristic and ecological characteristics such as;
(humidity, light, acidity) of these new syntaxa are given with detailed
descriptions. </span> <br /> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Cankiri Karatekin University}