Projecte Fonts : estudi de les comunitats de briòfits de les fonts

Marcos Fernández Martínez, Miquel Bes, Guillem Bagaria, Mercè Calpe, Ferran Sayol, Irene Fraile, Miquel Jover, Catherine Preece, Francesc Sabater, Guillem Torner, Aida Viza, Jordi Corbera
January 2018
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Abstract

Springs Project: study of the bryophyte communities of springs Springs are a favourable habitat for the establishment of bryophyte communities due to the constant pres- ence of water. The objective of this project is to identify the bryophyte species that grow in springs, see if there are associations between the different species of bryophytes and check whether their distribution is related to the climate, lithology or the physicochemical characteristics of the water. We have sampled 109 springs in the Montseny and Les Guilleries area and analysed the pH, conductivity and major ions of their water. In addition, we have found an average of 2.6 species of bryophytes per spring. Climate change could lead to the drying up of springs and endanger some of the bryophyte species established in them.

Type
Conference paper
Publication
IX Trobada d’Estudiosos del Montseny
"agua" "briófitos" "clima" "fuentes" "nutrientes"
Marcos Fernández Martínez
Marcos Fernández Martínez
Researcher - PI of the EDM research team

My research interests include global biogeochemical cycles, the role of nutrients on ecosystem functioning, forests and bryophytes

Miquel Bes
Miquel Bes
BSc Student

BSc student supervised by Prof. Francesc Sabater, and Dr. Marcos Fernández-Martínez.