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Marchantia paleacea is a new species for the Umbria Region and is rare in central and southern Italy. This record is in a Site of Community Importance (SCI) IT5220017 and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) of the Natura 2000 EU-wide network due to the presence of the 7220* ‘Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)’ Annexe I priority habitat. The particular environment, with a gorge and waterfall, created a very special microclimate that allowed the establishment of interesting liverworts and mosses

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A miniature world in decline: European Red List of Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts

AimThis Red List is a summary of the conservation status of the European species of mosses, liverworts and hornworts, collectively known as bryophytes, evaluated according to IUCN’s Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Level. It provides the first comprehensive, region-wide assessment of bryophytes and it identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at a European level, so that appropriate policy measures and conservation actions, based on the best available evidence, can be taken to improve their status.ScopeAll bryophytes native to or naturalised in Europe (a total of 1,817 species), have been included in this Red List. In Europe, 1,796 species were assessed, with the remaining 21 species considered Not Applicable (NA). For the EU 28, 1,728 species were assessed, with a remaining 20 species considered NA and 69 species considered Not Evaluated (NE). The geographical scope is continentwide, extending from Iceland in the west to the Urals in the east, and from Franz Josef Land in the north to theCanary Islands in the south. The Caucasus region is not included. Red List assessments were made at two regional levels: for geographical Europe and for the 28 Member States of the European Union.ResultsOverall, 22.5% of European bryophyte species assessed in this study are considered threatened in Europe, with two species classified as Extinct and six assessed as Regionally Extinct (RE). A further 9.6% (173 species) are considered Near Threatened and 63.5% (1,140 species) are assessed as Least Concern. For 93 species (5.3%), there was insufficient information available to be able to evaluate their risk of extinction and thus they were classified as Data Deficient (DD). The main threats identified were natural system modifications (i.e., dam construction, increases in fire frequency/intensity, and water management/use), climate change (mainly increasing frequency of droughts and temperature extremes), agriculture (including pollution from agricultural effluents) and aquaculture.RecommendationsPolicy measures• Use the European Red List as the scientific basis to inform regional/national lists of rare and threatened species and to identify priorities for conservation action in addition to the requirements of the Habitats Directive, thereby highlighting the conservation status of bryophytes at the regional/local level.• Use the European Red List to support the integration of conservation policy with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other national and international policies. For example, CAP Strategic Plans should include biodiversity recovery commitments that could anticipate, among others, the creation of Important Bryophyte Areas. An increased involvement of national environmental agencies in the preparation of these strategic plans, and more broadly in ongoing discussions on the Future CAP Green Architecture, would likely also ensure the design of conservation measures better tailored to conserve bryophytes in agricultural landscapes.• Update the European Red List every decade to ensure that the data remains current and relevant.• Develop Key Biodiversity Areas for bryophytes in Europe with a view to ensuring adequate site-based protection for bryophytes.Research and monitoring• Use the European Red List as a basis for future targeted fieldwork on possibly extinct and understudied species.• Establish a monitoring programme for targeted species (for example, threatened species and/or arable bryophytes).• Use the European Red List to obtain funding for research into the biology and ecology of key targeted species.Action on the ground• Use the European Red List as evidence to support multi-scale conservation initiatives, including designation of protected areas, reform of agricultural practices and land management, habitat restoration and rewilding, and pollution reduction measures.• Use the European Red List as a tool to target species that would benefit the most from the widespread implementation of the solutions offered by the 1991 Nitrates Directive (Council Directive 91/676/EEC), including the application of correct amounts of nutrients for each crop, only in periods of crop growth under suitable climatic conditions and never during periods of heavy rainfall or on frozen ground, and the creation of buffer zones to protect waters from run-off from the application of fertilizers.Ex situ conservation• Undertake ex situ conservation of species of conservation concern in botanic gardens and spore and gene banks, with a view to reintroduction where appropriate.</p

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During the examination of a collection made by the authors in 2009 in San Pedro de Atacama (Antofagasta Region, Chile) one specimen was identified as Bryum incacorralis Herzog, a moss not previously known from Chile (Müller, 2009) and easily confused with some species of Philonotis Brid. (Ochi, 1980). Comparison with the type material confirmed its identity (Holotype: Bolivia, Cochabamba: an Felsen der "Estradillas" bei Incacorral, 3000 m, Herzog s.n., JE! no. 04003475). Bryum incacorralis was first described by Herzog (1909) based on material collected in Cochabamba (Bolivia), and later recorded by Griffin (1977) and O'Shea (2010) from Venezuela. It is placed in the so-called sect. "Alpiniformia" within the genus Bryum which is characterized by the presence of ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaf shape, the costa ceasing just below the leaf apex, the very dense areolation of the leaf, and long, more or less clavate capsules (Ochi, 1980). This note constitute the first record of Bryum incacorralis from Chile, where the species was found in the highlands of the north part of the country, in San Pedro de Atacama, an arid high plateau placed at the east of Antofagasta, growing on soil between Laretia, at ca. 4000 m. Bryum incacorralis is a distinctive species characterized by small to medium sized plants, scarcely lustrous, with ovate-lanceolate leaves, not or hardily bordered, equally spaced through the stem, with an acuminate apex and an abruptly narrowed base; laminal cells hexagonal to short-rectangular, and a costa ceasing just below the apex. Chilean specimen is synoicous, with antheridia and archegonia mixed at the same gametoecium, with abundant filiform paraphyses longer than the sexual structures. In comparison with the type specimen, the Chilean sample is more robust, its leaves margin are little revolute, and the apex vary from mild to markedly abruptly acuminate, sometimes ending in a small mucro.Fil: Jimenez, Maria Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Botanica del Nordeste. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Botanica del Nordeste; ArgentinaFil: Suarez, Guillermo Martin. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ellis, L. T.. Natural History Museum; Reino UnidoFil: Asthana, A. K.. National Botanical Research Institute; IndiaFil: Srivastava, A.. National Botanical Research Institute; IndiaFil: Bakalin, V. A.. Botanical Garden Institute; Rusia. Institute of Biology and Soil Science; RusiaFil: Bednarek Ochyra, H.. Polish Academy of Sciences; PoloniaFil: Cano, M. J.. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Jiménez, J. A.. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Alonso, M.. Universidad de Murcia; EspañaFil: Deme, J.. University of Pécs; HungríaFil: Csiky, J.. University of Pécs; HungríaFil: Dia, M. G.. Universitá di Palermo; ItaliaFil: Campisi, P.. Universitá di Palermo; ItaliaFil: Erzberger, P..Fil: Garilleti, R.. Universidad de Valencia; EspañaFil: Gorobets, K. V.. Far-Eastern Federal University; RusiaFil: Gremmen, N. J. M..Fil: Jukoniene, I.. Institute of Botany; LituaniaFil: Kiebacher, T.. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL; SuizaFil: Kirmaci, M.. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi; TurquíaFil: Koczur, A.. Polish Academy of Sciences; PoloniaFil: Kürschner, H.. Freie Universität Berlin; AlemaniaFil: Lara, F.. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; EspañaFil: Mazimpaka, V.. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; EspañaFil: Larraín, J.. The Field Museum; Estados UnidosFil: Lebouvier, M.. Universite de Rennes I; FranciaFil: Medina, R.. University Of Connecticut; Estados UnidosFil: Natcheva, R.. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; BulgariaFil: Newsham, K. K.. NERC British Antarctic Survey; Reino Unido. The University Centre in Svalbard; Norueg

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Tortula canescens Mont. was found for the first time in Basilicata (Matera city ‘Sasso Barisano’). The distribution of this species is restricted to Europe and the Mediterranean area. The discovery of this species is interesting because it is located in a habitat where it is more common to find T. muralis