Towards a moss sclerophylly continuum Evolutionary history, water chemistry and climate control traits of hygrophytic mosses

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 2273 - 2289
• Main Authors: Fernández-Martínez, Marcos, Berloso, Ferran, Corbera, Jordi, Garcia-Porta, Joan, Sayol, Ferran, Preece, Catherine, Sabater, Francesc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: 4th-corner; aquatic; autocorrelation; Bryophyta; bryophytes; calcium carbonate; carbon source; Climate; cold; Conductivity; dry climates; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; ecosystems; Ekologi; environment relationships; Environmental changes; environmental factors; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Evolution; Flowers & plants; Fonts; functional diversity; hydrochemistry; Iberian Peninsula; Leaves; life-history traits; Miljövetenskap; Molting; morphology; Mosses; mosses and liverworts; Organic chemistry; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; plant; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY; Plants; responses; Spatial analysis; Species; species traits; Spring (season); springs (water); Structure-function relationships; temperature; Temperature requirements; trade-offs; variables; vascular plants; Water absorption; Water availability; water binding capacity; Water chemistry; Water conductivity; Water discharge; Water hardness; Water softening; Water springs; Iberian Peninsula

Mosses are amongst the oldest and simplest plants, they can be found almost everywhere in the world, and they condition the structure and function of many ecosystems. Their sensitivity to environmental changes makes them very interesting subjects of study in ecology, and understanding them can provi...