Merve Can Gözcü

• PhD
• Research Assistant at Gazi University

The present study was performed on the Samanlı Mountains, which is extending from Sakarya province to Yalova province, in NorthWest Turkey. During this study, eight field trips were organized to the research area at different seasons between the years 2013 and 2016. Throughout these studies, with an examination of 3630 bryophyte specimens collected...

In this study, spore morphology of Bartramia pomiformis Hedw., B. halleriana Hedw., Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp. and Plagiopus oederianus (Sw.) H.A.Crum & L.E.Anderson were examined by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All spores are small, the length of the polar axis (P) is between 12.36 µm and 19.14 µ...

In this study, spore morphology of Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P.Beauv., H. stellata Hedenäs, Leucodon immersus Lindb. and Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. were examined by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All species except L. immersus have small spores, the length of the polar axis (P) is between 8.43 µm and 31.75 µm, equatori...

In the present study, epiphytic bryophyte vegetation of the Samanlı Mountains (northwest Turkey) was investigated on the basis of 191 relevés taken from the trunks of trees by the Braun-Blanquet method between 2015 and 2016. Nine epiphytic bryophyte associations and three subassociations were determined as a result of this investigation. Among them...

Pseudephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Loeske (Ditrichaceae) and Schistidium confusum H.H.Blom (Grimmiaceae) were recorded for the first time in Turkey and Southwest Asia. Moreover, the genus Pseudephemerum (Lindb.) I.Hagen was recorded as new for this region, whereas Schistidium confusum was firstly reported from Mediterranean countries. Site descriptions...

In this study, spore morphology of Weissia controversa Hedw., W. condensa (Voit) Lindb. and W. brachycarpa (Nees & Hornsch.) Jur. were examined by the light microscopy (LM) and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All spores are small, the length of the polar axis (P) is between 13.39 µm and 15.0 µm, equatorial diameter (E) is between 17.56 µm a...

Sphagnum flexuosum Dozy & Molk. (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta) and Obtusifolium obtusum (Lindb.) S.W.Arnell (Cephaloziellaceae, Marchantiophyta) are recorded in Turkey for the first time. The specimens were collected at Samanlı Mountains in north-west Turkey and Küre Mountains in the north of Turkey. Descriptions and illustrations of the two species, and...

In this study, Syntrichia handelii var. ferganensis (Laz.) Ochyra, Orthotrichum pellucidum Lindb., and Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana (Funck) Loeske are recorded for the first time in Turkey. The specimens were collected in Niğde province, inner Anatolia, Turkey. Among them, S. handelii var. ferganensis is known only from Uzbekistan, where the typ...

In this study, the bryophyte flora of Erciyes Mountain was investigated. In total, 244 taxa were found in this area. Of these, 9 families, 9 genera, and 11 taxa belong to liverworts and 25 families, 72 genera, and 233 taxa belong to mosses. According to Henderson’s grid-square system, 138 bryophyte taxa for the B8 square are new records. Among them...

In this study, the bryophyte flora of Melendiz Mountain (Niǧde Province) was investigated. In total, 99 taxa were found in this area. Of these, 4 taxa were liverworts and 95 taxa were mosses. According to Henderson's grid-square system, 39 moss taxa for the B8 square and 12 moss taxa for the C13 square are new records. Among them, Syntrichia canine...