Meesia Hedw. (Meesiaceae, Bryophyta) in Iran - evidence from a Quaternary subfossil record

Authors: Kürschner, Harald; Djamali, Morteza

Source: Nova Hedwigia, Volume 87, Numbers 3-4, November 2008 , pp. 501-508(8)

Publisher: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung

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Abstract:

For the first time, a late Holocene subfossil moss, Meesia triquetra, is reported from NW Iran. Its remnants are included in a core of peat deposits, dated 875-675 cal yr BP. The finding is the first record of a Meesia species in the bryophyte flora of Iran and SW Asia.

Keywords: BRYOGEOGRAPHY; BRYOPHYTE FLORA; MEESIA TRIQUETRA; POSTGLACIAL VEGETATION; SUBFOSSIL MOSS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0029-5035/2008/0087-0501

Publication date: 2008-11-01

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