Student:	Hüseyin ERATA
Supervisor:	Doç. Dr. Nevzat BATAN
Department:	Biyoloji
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	THE BRYOPHYTA FLORA OF SIS MOUNTAIN
Level:	Ph.D.
Acceptance Date:	12/10/2018
Number of Pages:	373
Registration Number:	Di1279

Summary:

The aim of the study is to detect of the Bryophyta Flora of Sis Mountain. Within this study,

3000 bryophyte specimens were collected from 141 localities in different periods of

vegetation, between 09 April 2016 and 03 September 2017. in the Sis Mountain (Trabzon

and Giresun). As a result of examination of specimens a total of 331 taxa belonging 63

families and 139 genera in Bryophyta, which 56 taxa belongs 13 order, 23 families, and 32

genera in division Marchantiophyta and 275 taxa belonging 14 order, 40 families and 107

genera belonging mosses. Gymnomitrion obtusum (Lindb.) Pears, Anastrophyllum

minutum (Schreb.) Schust, Sphagnum quinquefarium (Braithw.) Warnst, and

Blindiadelphus campylopodus (Kindb.) are new to Bryophyte Flora of Turkey. Also,

genera Blindiadelphus and Anastrophyllum are given as new records for the bryophyte

flora of Turkey. Besides, Pohlia camptotrachela (Renauld Cardot) Broth. and

Hygrohypnum ochraceum (Turner ex Wilson) Loeske have been recorded for the second

time in Turkey. Trichocolea tomentalla (Ehrh.) Dumort, Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

(Brid.) Z. Iwats and Hookeria acutifolia W. J. Hooker Greville are reported to the third

time in Turkey. Additionally a total of 23 taxa, which are 10 taxa from Marchantiophyta

and 13 from Bryophyta, have been recorded as new records for the square A4 according to

the Henderson (1961) grid system. In the florostic list, all taxa are presented in

systematically with their localities, ecological features and life forms.