Epigeic bryophytes of Bryansk parks and prospects for their use in landscape architecture

Abstract

Studies of epigeal bryophytes growing on the territory of public facilities in Bryansk have been carried out and the prospects of using mossy ones for the landscape organization of an urbanized environment have been considered. The studies were conducted under conditions of different levels of insolation and with different soil conditions. The species composition of the living ground cover was determined, the general projective cover of the living ground cover, the general projective cover of bryophytes, and the projective cover of each bryophyte species were established. The general and particular projective coverage of mosses was determined according to the methodology developed by us using information technology. The conducted studies have shown that the abundance and occurrence of epigeic bryophytes, as well as the dominance of mossy species in urban parks depends on the growing conditions. Bryophytes are less demanding on soil fertility, which leads to their dominance in conditions of serious disturbance of the soil cover or in its absence. Epigeic bryophytes of the parks Bryansk has a number of decorative characteristics, due to which they have a beneficial effect on the aesthetic appearance of green areas.