Florística e ecologia de briófitas epífitas em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica no Estado da Bahia, Brasil

Abstract

Was made a floristic survey of the species of epiphytic bryophytes in areas of Atlantic Forest in the state of Bahia. The study was conducted in the Michelin Ecological Reserve, located in the southern region of Bahia State, Brazil. It has a total area of 3.096 ha and contains a variety of environments from Atlantic Forest such as restinga, mangrove and estuary, and important remnants of rainforest. The floristic survey of epiphytic bryophytes occurring in forest fragments of the ecological reserve Michelin resulted in 206 taxa (195 species and 11 varieties), distributed in 73 genera and 25 families of epiphytic bryophytes. Of the total, 123 are liverworts distributed in 33 genera and eight families, and 83 mosses belonging to 40 genera and 17 families. Seven new occurrences are reported, four for the Northeast region of Brazil and three for the state of Bahia. A complete list containing the occurrence of species in each fragment and geographical distribution in the world and Brazil are provided.