Call Prefix : PR-T

Call Suffix : 2005

Call Cutter : D - Biol 1

Location : SEARCA Library

Format : TD

Publisher : Central Mindanao University,

Publication Date : March 2005

Publication Place : Mindanao, Philippines :

Summary : An inventory of the bryophyte flora in three selected sites of Mt. Malindang Range, Misamis Occidental was conducted and studied. Field collections of bryophytes were made through alpha taxonomy method. The bryophytes were classified and described according to its diagnostic morphological characters. Taxonomic key has been prepared to identify the species, genera and families of bryophytes. Results of the study revealed 132 species in three study sites viz., Mt. Capole (Dipterocarp Forest), Ulohan sa Dapitan (Montane Forest) and North Peak (Mossy Forest). Of these, 114 species, 64 genera and 23 families were mossess and 18 species, 13 genera and 11 families were liverworts. Taxonomic characters of each species such as habit, leaf arrangement and orientation, stem structure, rhizoids and sporophyte were used to identify into families, genera and species. The montane forest was found to show high species richness than the two vegetation types. the species similarly indices were found comparatively higher in the montane and mossy forest than between dipterocarp and mossy and between dipterocarp and montane forest. further results showed that the mossy forest obtained the highest bryophyte cover among the three study sites. Statistical analysis showed that the distribution of bryophytes was found highly significant between study sites. Assessment of bryophytes revealed no new Philippine records. However, all the species of bryophytes were found new with respect to locality except for the two species that were earlier reported. Two of the species studied were found endemic to the Philippines viz., Symphysodontella subulata and Ectropothecium ferrugineum. Both species have been identified as biological indicator of clean environment. The existence of some species under restricted microhabitats such as those of the mossess that dominate as epiphytic on tree trunks and the liverworts in decaying logs indicate high in terms of species richness.