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Fifty-five bryophyte species were recorded in the caves.
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Title
Biodiversity Of Bryophyte Of Photic Zones Of Caves In The Kutuk Tract (Southern Ural, Bashkiria)
S. E. Mazina; E. V. Kozlova; A. S. Fedorov; et al. GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY 2023. doi:10.24057/2071-9388-2022-093
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Timmia bavarica was dominant in every cave.
- Observation Each cave had a unique bryophyte species composition.
- Observation Twenty-three species occurred in just one cave.
- Observation Eleven species occurred in two caves.
- Observation 31 species were recorded at Kutuk-Sumgan Cave.
- Observation 21 species were recorded at Kutuk-2 and Kutuk-3 caves.
- Observation 19 species were recorded at Kutuk-4 caves.
- Observation 18 species were recorded at Vintovaya and Zigzag caves.
- Observation 14 species were recorded at Kutuk-1 cave.
- Observation Similarity indices revealed stability and changes in cave bryoflora over years.
- Mechanism Mechanical influences may account for changes in cave moss composition and structure.
- Association Entrance morphology and photic-zone glaciation influenced bryophyte composition.
- Method / resource A single characteristic cave can reveal up to 40% of the tract’s species composition.
- Method / resource The study identified three criteria for selecting a characteristic cave.