Towards a red List of the Albanian Bryophytes

Among the SE European countries Albania has the least known bryophyte flora. A bryophyte red list is lacking as well. Since it is not yet possible to use the IUCN criteria guidelines proposed for bryophytes, the aim of the present contribution is to compile a list of the bryophyte taxa from Al- bania with, wherever possible, the inclusion of conservational values, according to the European Bryophyte Red Data Book or other regional red lists (e.g. those existing for Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania). Hence, 16 liverwort species (ca 17% of the total) and 64 moss species (ca 18%) are taken into account. For an improved red list of the bryophytes of Albania extensive ex- ploration and collecting is greatly needed in the country. The hereby presented account should be considered as a tentative one. This preliminary version of a red list is provided with the aim to highlight the “national red list candidate” bryophyte species, which might need to be included in further natural heritage conservation initiatives in Albania. Even until then it is clear that there is an urgent need for the protection of the bryophytes in Albania

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