Vegetación briofítica terrícola y saxícola del Jbel Bouhalla (Cordillera del Rif, Marruecos) Terricolous and saxicolous bryophyte vegetation of the Jbel Bouhalla (Rif Cordillera, Morocco)

Author: Jiménez Juan Antonio   Ros Rosa María   Cano María J.   Guerra Juan  

Publisher: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung

ISSN: 0340-269X

Source: Phytocoenologia, Vol.32, Iss.1, 2002-04, pp. : 3-28

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Abstract

The terricolous and saxicolous bryophyte vegetation of the Jbel Bouhalla (western Rif Cordillera, Morocco) has been studied using the Zurich-Montpellier School's method. 14 communities have been recognized. Two associations from southern Iberian Peninsula and Morocco are described as new: Cephaloziello turneri-Claopodietum whippleani ass. nova of acidic taluses and ledges and Pleuridio acuminati-Acauletum mediterranei ass. nova which grow on acidic, dry soils with clayey texture. The latter association is included in a new alliance Cheilothelion chloropi al. nova belonging to the class Dicranelletea heteromallae which includes the terricolous and acidic communities with a Mediterranean behaviour. Conclusions from field observations about the dynamics of the communities were undertaken.