Table 1.
Bryophyte species from tropical Panama for which gas-exchange response curves were determined
| Location | Species | Family | Exposure | Life-form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT | Octoblepharum pulvinatum (Dozy & Molk.) Mitt. | Leucobryaceae | Understorey | Cushion |
| BT | Orthostichopsis tetragona (Sw. ex Hedw.) Broth. | Pterobryaceae | Understorey | Pendant |
| BT | Plagiochila sp. 1 | Plagiochilaceae | Understorey | Cover/fan |
| BT | Stictolejeunea squamata (Willd. ex F. Weber) Schiffn. | Lejeuneaceae | Understorey | Cover/fan |
| BT | Symbiezidium spp. | Lejeuneaceae | Understorey | Cover |
| BT | Zelometeorium patulum (Hedw.) Man. | Meteoriaceae | Understorey | Pendant |
| PS | Bryopteris filicina (Sw.) Nees | Lejeuneaceae | Understorey | Pendant/fan |
| PS | Lepidopilum polytrichoides (Hedw.) Brid. | Pilotrichaceae | Understorey | Cover/felt |
| PS | Pilotrichum bipinnatum (Schwä.) Brid. | Pilotrichaceae | Understorey | Pendant/fan |
| PS | Plagiochila sp. 2 | Plagiochilaceae | Understorey | Cover/fan |
| PS | Symbiezidium spp. | Lejeuneaceae | Understorey | Cover |
| PS | Syrrhopodon incompletus Schwä. | Calymperaceae | Understorey | Cushion |
| F | Durmortiera hirsuta subsp. hirsuta (Sw.) Nees | Marchantiaceae | Understorey | thalloid |
| F | Frullania mirabilis Jack & Steph. | Frullaniaceae | Forest edge | Pendant |
| F | Herbertus divergens (Steph.) Herz. | Herbertaceae | Forest edge | Loose turf |
| F | Leucobryum antillarum Schimp. ex Besch. | Leucobryaceae | Forest edge | Cushion |
| F | Phyllogonium fulgens (Hedw.) Brid. | Phyllogoniaceae | Forest edge | Pendant |
| F | Phyllogonium viscosum (P. Beauv.) Mitt. | Phyllogoniaceae | Forest edge | Pendant |
Locations: BT, Bocas del Toro, 0 m; PS, Palo Seco, 500 m; F, Fortuna, 1200 m.
Life-forms after Mägdefrau (1982). Note there are two very similar species of Symbiezidium in the study region which are very difficult to distinguish.