Abstract
Epiphyllous bryophytes in Arboretum Mlyňany (Slovakia)
Highlights
Bryophytes are simple and small land plants
The bryophytes are considered to be the closest extant relatives of the plants that first colonized land. Due to their phylogenetic position, they are crucial for understanding the evolutionary transition from freshwater algae to land plants and from structurally relatively simple early land plants to more complex forms (Bennici, 2008; Ligrone et al, 2012; Bowman et al, 2017)
No epiphyllous liverworts were found in the investigated area
Summary
Bryophytes are simple and small land plants. They have numerous important adaptations, including the alternation of gametophytic and sporophytic generations, specialization of gametangia, and the adaptation to desiccation. The bryophytes are considered to be the closest extant relatives of the plants that first colonized land Due to their phylogenetic position, they are crucial for understanding the evolutionary transition from freshwater algae to land plants and from structurally relatively simple early land plants to more complex forms (Bennici, 2008; Ligrone et al, 2012; Bowman et al, 2017). They adapt to various environments ranging from harsh Antarctic conditions to extremely drought niches (Glime, 1982). Bryophytes play important roles in nutrient cycling and can act as bio-indicators of air and water pollution especially by heavy metals (Blagnytė and Paliulis, 2010)
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