Endozoochory of Large Bryophyte Fragments by Waterbirds

David M. Wilkinson; Adam Lovas-Kiss; Des A. Callaghan; Andy J. Green

doi:10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223

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David M. Wilkinson,^1,2 Adam Lovas-Kiss,³ Des A. Callaghan,⁴ Andy J. Green^5,*

¹a Natural Science and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF,
²b School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Joseph Banks Laboratories, Green Lane, Lincoln, LN
³c Department of Botany, University of Debrecen, Debrecen Egyetem sq. 1, Debrecen 4032, Hungary
⁴d Bryophyte Surveys Ltd, 65 Belle Vue Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1PY, UK
⁵e Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD-CSIC, Américo Vespucio, N° 26, 41092 Sevilla, Spain

^* Corresponding author: e-mail: ajgreen@ebd.csic.es

Abstract

We provide observations confirming that viable fragments of bryophytes are dispersed by migratory birds after surviving transit through the alimentary canal. A specimen of Didymodon insulanus was cultured from a large fragment extracted from faeces of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos at Lake Windermere in Cumbria, England. Similar fragments were recorded elsewhere in England in faeces of Mallard and Lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Endozoochory is likely to be an important dispersal mechanism for bryophyte fragments as well as spores.

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David M. Wilkinson, Adam Lovas-Kiss, Des A. Callaghan, and Andy J. Green "Endozoochory of Large Bryophyte Fragments by Waterbirds," Cryptogamie, Bryologie 38(2), 223-228, (1 April 2017). https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223

Published: 1 April 2017