title: Contributions to the moss flora of Artvin region (Hatila Valley National Park-Turkey).
abstract: Field studies were organized for exploring the moss flora of Hatila Valley National Park of Artvin (Turkey) during spring-summer period in 2005-2006. The taxonomic survey yielded eighty-five moss taxa o(comprises of seventy-nine species, six varieties) belonging to 44 genera of 16 families in Hatila Valley National Park of Artvin, Turkey. Bryum rubens Milt., Dicranodontium uncinatufm (Harv.) A. Jaeger., Eurhynchium hians var. rigidum (Boul.) Düll., Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen and Warncke, Rhynchostegiella jacquinii (Garov.) Limpr. and Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Schultz) R. H. Z ander are new records for A4 grid square (40 degrees-42' N, 38 degrees-42' E) determined. All taxa were found for the first time in Artvin. For every each taxon, the habitat pattern and distribution data are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Batan
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D044002:Bryophyta / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014421:Turkey