Versione italiana annotata del Glossarium Polyglottum Bryologiae

A translation into Italian of the bryological terms from the Glossarium Polyglottum Bryologiae, so far available in eight languages, is presented. Notes have been added where differences in usage granted their usefulness

Biomonitoring with bryophytes in managed forested areas. Three examples from the southern Italian Apennines.

Three sites in the southern Italian Apennines were selected to assess correlation between forest structure and bryophyte flora. In two of the sites, the Index of Air Purity (IAP)–based on cover data of epiphytic bryophytes–was evaluated. The results show that bryophyte populations–and consequently IAP–are affected by forest structure and development, and that studies including different sites require a precise assessment of silvicultural characteristics to allow comparisons. Indicator values of mosses and liverworts were also taken into consideration in characterizing ecologically the three sites

Bryophyte Flora of Albania: an updated check-list, with new records.

The updated check-list of the bryophyte flora of Albania (SE Europe) – with the addition of eighteen records new to Albania (and several regional ones) presented here — comprises 583 taxa (species, subspecies, varieties) representing 212 genera and 96 families. The main list includes tabular distributional data by region. Reports after 1950 are differentiated from those before. The list is organized taxonomically (hornworts, liverworts, and mosses), within each division the list is alphabetic. An updated Synonymy is reported at the end

Contribution to the Bryophyte Flora of Albania

Fourteen new taxa are reported as new to Albania, 60 new to the regional level, 18 confirmations of pre-1950 records. The total number of taxa reported for Albania is now 548, an increase of almost 75% since the publication of the preliminary check-list in 2006