Red list of Bryophyta of Luxembourg 2003

Jean Werner; Jean Werner

doi:10.15468/s6yv5y

Red list of Bryophyta of Luxembourg 2003

Citation

Werner J, Braun P (2023). Red list of Bryophyta of Luxembourg 2003. Version 1.6. National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/s6yv5y accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The data in this checklist represents the Bryophyta flora of Luxembourg up to 2003, it was extracted from the publication: Werner, J. 2003. Liste rouge des bryophytes du Luxembourg Mesures de conservation et perspectives. Ferrantia 35. https://ps.mnhn.lu/ferrantia/publications/Ferrantia35.pdf Abstract: An entirely revised first update of the Red List of the Bryophytes of Luxembourg (published in 1987) is submitted. It is based on IUCN categories and criteria, and takes into account recent taxonomic and floristic research, notably fieldwork and bryophyte mapping. The introduction stresses the rapid changes in our vegetation, the difficulties of drawing a Red list of bryophytes in a small country and recent international developments in conservation science. Some special difficulties arise from bryophyte ecology and life strategies, as well as from their insufficiently known distributions. Four new species are added to the check-list for Luxembourg (Riccia subbifurca, Grimmia dissimulata, Orthotrichum patens, Ulota macrospora) and one species is deleted (Schistidium confertum). Out of 587 taxa, 316 (53.8 %) are considered to be Lower Risk (lc = least concern), 63 taxa (10.8 %) are Near Threatened (nt), whereas 198 taxa (33.7 %) are “Red Listed”. Among these, 8 are Extinct (EX), 61 taxa are Critically Endangered (CR) or have vanished recently (EV), 52 are Endangered (EN) and 77 are considered vulnerable (VU). A short comparison is made with the previous red list and with other recent red lists for European countries. Luxembourg is in an intermediate position at a European level. The Red List is broken down to 19 ecological groups. Acid and calcareous mires, as well as sites with exposed mud and wet sands, host the highest proportion of threatened species. Twentythree examples of assessment are given in detail. Most bryological “hot spots” are located in the Petite-Suisse sandstone area. A comment on bryophyte conservation policy and legislation concludes the paper.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Bryophyta
common name: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

Geographic Coverages

Luxembourg

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jean Werner
originator
LU
userId: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13103279

Paul Braun
metadata author
National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
25 Rue Münster
Luxembourg
L-2160
LU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3620-6188

Paul Braun
metadata author
position: Digital Curator
National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
25 Rue Münster
Luxembourg
L-2160
LU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3620-6188

publisher
National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
25 Rue Münster
Luxembourg
L-2160
LU

Jean Werner
originator
LU
userId: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13103279

Paul Braun
administrative point of contact
National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
25 Rue Münster
Luxembourg
L-2160
LU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3620-6188

Paul Braun
technical point of contact
email: paul.braun@mnhn.lu