May 2, 2024Ceylon Journal of ScienceOpen Access

Pteridophytes and lycophytes from Osomba Hills, Cross River National Park, Nigeria

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MBM. E. BasseyUniversity of Uyo EAE.D. AnwanaAkwa Ibom State University OUOmodot Timothy UmohUniversity of Uyo

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Floristic survey reveals significant pteridophyte diversity in Osomba Hills forest habitats, highlighting the urgent need for formal species conservation assessments.

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Pteridophyte and lycophyte communities exhibit significant taxonomic diversity across elevational and seasonal gradients, dominated by twenty-one species from the Polypodiaceae family.
Fifty species across nine vascular plant families were identified, including rare occurrences of Selaginellaceae and localized tree ferns.
Floristic sampling across six standardized transects revealed vulnerable taxa, underscoring the urgent need to formally evaluate forty-seven unassessed pteridophytes for conservation.

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Bassey et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6bea5b6db64358763ebb2 https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v53i2.8188

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Floristic survey reveals significant pteridophyte diversity in Osomba Hills forest habitats, highlighting the urgent need for formal species conservation assessments.

Pteridophytes and lycophytes from Osomba Hills, Cross River National Park, Nigeria

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