Meanings
- not comparablerarebiologyChiefly of bryophytes, dwelling in or on decaying wood.
Including these three most abundant species, 27 terricolous or saxicolous and saprolignicolous bryophyte species were sampled […]
2017, Zhe Wang, Maaike Y. Bader, Xin Liu, Zhangming Zhu, Weikai Bao, “Comparisons of photosynthesis-related traits of 27 abundant or subordinate bryophyte species in a subalpine old-growth fir forest”, in Ecology and Evolution, volume 7, number 18, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, →DOI, →ISSN, 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS, pages 7454-74612 more examples
Even if the abandoned wood reveal a deficiency of the silvicultural management in the study area, it is favourable for the development of the saprolignicolous bryophytes.
2002, I. Goia, R. Schumacker, “Researches on the bryyophytes^([sic]) from rotten wood in the Ariesul Mare basin.”, in Contributii Botanice, volume 37, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai", →ISSN, Abstract, pages 85-9423 species of saprolignicolous bryophytes on rotten stumps of European silver firs [Abies alba] and beeches [Fagus sylvatica] have been identified from the Aran valley, Spain.
Saprolignicole bryophytes from Val d'Aran (Central Pyrenees).
2003, C. Casas, A. Barrón, “Els briòfits saprobiolignícoles de la Vall d'Aran. [Saprolignicole bryophytes from Val d'Aran (Central Pyrenees).]”, in Acta Botanica Barcinonensia, number 49, Barcelona, Spain: Departament de Biología Vegetal, Universitat de Barcelona, →ISSN, Abstract, pages 167-172
Origin
From sapro- + Latin lignī + -colous.
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