Epiphytes in the Bryoflora of the Uzhanski NNP and Its Environs

Abstract

Today, there is still a lack of information about individual groups of bryophytes in many nature reserves. This segment of the flora in the Uzhanskyi National Natural Park has not been sufficiently studied. Our research was devoted to the epiphyte fraction of bryoflora, which has an important indicator value in determining the age of the forest, its primacy and the degree of anthropogenic load on it. As a result of our research, 75 species of bryophytes were established on the territory of Uzhanskyj National Natural Park and its surroundings, of which 14 are liverworts and 61 species of moss. Representatives of the families Metzgeriaceae (4 species), Porellaceae (2), Frullaniaceae (2) prevail among liverworts. The liverworts found on the trees of the park are mainly facultative epiphytes; much less often -epigeids or epixyls. The most common trees in the park are Metzgeria furcata (L.