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Ecological observations and new locations of a rare moss Ambuchanania leucobryoides (Ambuchananiaceae)
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Johnson, K and Whinam, J and Buchanan, AM and Balmer, J, Ecological observations and new locations of a rare moss Ambuchanania leucobryoides (Ambuchananiaceae), Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart. Papers and Proceedings, 142, (2) pp. 79-84. ISSN 0080-4703 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Ambuchanania leucobryoides is a moss listed as rare under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. It is endemic to Tasmania
and is monotypic at the genus and family levels. It is sister group to the widespread and speciose genus Sphagnum. In 2008, a survey funded
by the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Program (Department of Primary Industries and Water) established the exact location
of the A. leucobryoides type locality and extended the known range of the moss. The moss is now known from three locations in southwest
Tasmania and has a range of 1272 km. It occurs in sandy washes or "daisy pans" derived from Precambrian quartzite.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | threatened species, moss, Ambuchananiaceae, southwest Tasmania, monotypic, Ambuchanania leucobryoides. |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental management |
Research Field: | Conservation and biodiversity |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems |
UTAS Author: | Johnson, K (Dr Karen Johnson) |
UTAS Author: | Balmer, J (Ms Jayne Balmer) |
ID Code: | 73270 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
Deposited On: | 2011-09-23 |
Last Modified: | 2021-03-22 |
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