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Review
. 2022 May 10;11(10):1282.
doi: 10.3390/plants11101282.

The Conservation Physiology of Bryophytes

Marko S Sabovljević  1   2 , Marija V Ćosić  1 , Bojana Z Jadranin  1 , Jovana P Pantović  1 , Zlatko S Giba  1 , Milorad M Vujičić  1 , Aneta D Sabovljević  1
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Review

The Conservation Physiology of Bryophytes

Marko S Sabovljević et al. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

An introduction to the conservation physiology of bryophytes is given. The insights into the problems, solutions and examples of the physiological approach to conservation within bryophyte representatives are discussed. The significance of experimental treatments of bryophytes is highlighted. The documentation of bryophyte functional traits and eco-physiological mechanisms in the conservation background for protection purposes is highlighted by the selected examples. The introduction of bryophytes into a new scientific field is resumed and some insights from specific case studies are presented.

Keywords: functional traits; liverworts; mosses; protection; threaten species.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of the data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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Some examples of moss species applied in conservation physiology programs: (A). Anacamptodon splachnoides (origin from Hungary) from in vitro culture anchored to the natural wooden substrate; (B). Anomodon rostratus (origin from Serbia) from in vitro culture anchored to the limestone rocks by the application of egg white; (C). Calliergon giganteum (origin from Croatia) in vitro propagation; (D). Dicranum viride (origin from Hungary) in vitro propagation; (E). Hamatocaulis vernicosus (origin from Romania) xenic condition propagation and acclimation; (F). Physcomitrium eurystomum (origin from Croatia) propagation in in vitro controlled conditions and sporophyte development with viable spores; (G). Tayloria froelichiana (origin from Slovakia), xenic propagation and acclimation; (H). Zygodon forsterii (origin from Hungary) anchoring to wooden substrate and gametophore induction in xenic conditions.
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