Key Habitats and their specific threats
Many habitats are of importance for bryophytes, but some are particularly notable. For example:

  • Montane cloud forest
  • Lowland virgin forest (tropical and temperate)
  • Lowland bogs
  • Lowland fens
  • Lowland riverine and aquatic including pools and reservoirs
  • Upland flushes, springs, mountain streams and waterfalls
  • Salt steppes and gypsum-rich soils
  • Coastal grassland, rocks and thin turfs
  • Ravines
  • Tundra