Integrating bryophytes into a forest management plan: lessons from grid-mapping in the forest of Soignes (Belgium) |
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| Institution: | 1. Duke University, Department of Biology, P. O. Box 90338, Durhan, NC, 27708, USA;2. Jardin botanique national de Belgique, domaine de Bouchout, B-1860 Meise, Belgium;3. 676 chaussée de Bruxelles, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium;1. Forestry Department, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy;2. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA;3. BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Strae 33, 1180 Wien, Austria;1. College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;2. College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;3. Quebec Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec, QC G1V 2J3, Canada;4. Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Management of Forest Bio-Disaster, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;5. Key Laboratory of Silviculture on the Loess Plateau State Forestry Administration, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;1. Forestry Section, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;2. Agri-Business & Rural Development Section, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;1. Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Behbahan Khatam Al-Anbia University of Technology, Iran;2. Department of Forest Sciences, University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran |
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| Abstract: | 258 bryophyte species were recorded in the 4 380 ha of the forest of Soignes (Belgium). The specific richness is artificially increased by many bryophytes not characteristic of forests such as epilithic species and weeds. In addition, certain species characteristic of ancient woodlands, like Anomodon viticulosus, Brachythecium plumosum, Homalia trichomanoides, Homalothecium sericeum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Taxiphyllum wissgrillii and Thamnobryum alopecurum were found on the concrete of the drainage network. Thus, the richness of the forest of Soignes is partly due to the ability of the bryophytes to colonize habitats of substitution. This ability suggests that the use of bryophytes as indicators of ancient woodlands must be properly tested. Two species, Ephemerum stellatum and Orthotrichum consimile, belong to the European Red List of Bryophytes, while 20 other species are considered as rare or threatened in Belgium. In addition, the forest of Soignes represents a remarkable disjunct area of distribution in Belgium for a number of other species. The distribution of species richness is patchy, ranging from 37 species·km−2 to 122 species·km−2, with an average of 70.5 species·km−2. The effects of current management practices on the bryoflora are documented, and suggestions for integrating bryophyte conservation with logging and recreation are made. |
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