Closing a Gap — First Records of Bryophytes from the Qatar Peninsula

Harald Kürschner; Juha M. Alatalo; Muneera Ali S. L. Al-Mesaifri; Mohammed H. S. A. Alsafran

doi:10.7872/cryb/v39.iss1.2018.77

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Harald Kürschner,^1,* Juha M. Alatalo,² Muneera Ali S. L. Al-Mesaifri,² Mohammed H. S. A. Alsafran²

¹aFreie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie, Alte
²bDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University

^* Corresponding author: kuersch@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Abstract

The ephemeral or annual mosses Entosthodon fascicularis (Funariaceae), Microbryum starckeanum (Pottiaceae) and Pohlia melanodon (Mniaceae) were found in the understorey of natural Ziziphus nummularia shrubland in Qatar. These are the first records of bryophytes from the Qatar Peninsula, hence bridging the distribution gap on the Arabian Peninsula. Their site ecology, establishment and habitat maintenance conditions in the desert landscape of Umm Al Shukhoot are discussed.

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Harald Kürschner, Juha M. Alatalo, Muneera Ali S. L. Al-Mesaifri, and Mohammed H. S. A. Alsafran "Closing a Gap — First Records of Bryophytes from the Qatar Peninsula," Cryptogamie, Bryologie 39(1), 77-82, (1 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v39.iss1.2018.77

Published: 1 January 2018