Figures & data
Figure 1. Interior of Polylepis dry forest (a) and humid forest (b), showing bryophyte cover
Table 1. Climate and habitat of Lagunas de Mojanda and páramo of Papallacta [Citation37–42]
Figure 2. Life forms of liverworts: pendant species (a), smooth mat (b), rough mat (c, d)
Table 2. Liverwort species diversity on P. pauta trees and surrounding soil in Lagunas de Mojanda and Páramo of Papallacta. + = presence. 1 = smooth mat; 2 = rough mat; 3 = pendant (brackets: life form not present in the area); E = endemic to Ecuador; A = Andean; nA = northern Andean; N = neotropical; W = wide-ranging (intercontinental). Bold face: species newly described based on this study [Citation27–29]. Species recorded from rock [Citation27] omitted. Names used in previous papers [Citation20,Citation27] that are no longer accepted are cited in brackets
Table 3. Liverwort species richness in eight Polylepis forest sites across the Andes. +: less than 5 trees sampled, in 1–2 forests. ++: more than 5 trees sampled, in at least 2 forests. *: identification preliminary (M. Kessler pers. comm.). Areas with an everwet climate, without distinct dry season, are scored as “humid“, those with a prolonged dry season as ”dry”
Table 4. Proportion of functional groups of liverworts in Polylepis pauta forests of Lagunas de Mojanda and páramo of Papallacta. Number of species in brackets
Table 5. Geographical ranges in the liverwort flora of Polylepis pauta forests of Mojanda and Papallacta