Revisiting the introduction history of Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. in the Northern Hemisphere: first record and current distribution in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

• Published in: Journal of Bryology
• Main Authors: Sicilia-Pasos, Guillermo, Losada-Lima, Ana, Jay-García, Louis S., Martins, Anabela, Sim-Sim, Manuela, Patiño, Jairo
• Other Authors: Fundación BBVA, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Academia Canaria de Investigación Innovación y Sociedad de la Información, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
• Subjects: Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.); Northern Hemisphere; current distribution; Tenerife; Canary Islands; Spain; Antarctic; Hassel; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296227; https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2022.2123904

Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. (Leucobryaceae, Bryophyta) represents one of the world’s worst invasive exotic bryophyte species (e.g. Stech and Dohrmann 2004; Hassel and Söderström 2005; Frahm and Stech 2006; Essl et al. 2013; Gama et al. 2017). It is native to the Southern Hemisphere and, more specifically, to South America, South Africa and Australasia, along with many sub-Antarctic insular territories (Gradstein and Sipman 1978; Hasse 2007). Even though there is mounting literature addressing the impacts of C. introflexus across the invaded range (Essl et al. 2013; Carter 2014; Alegro et al. 2018; Sérgio et al. 2018), it is uncertain from which continent it was introduced to Europe and North America. The species has exhibited significant ongoing range expansion in both continents and therefore poses a persistent threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services (Hasse 2007; Stech et al. 2010; Carter 2014). This research was supported by the Fundación BBVA project (INVASION - PR19_ECO_0046) and the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) project (ASTERALIEN: PID2019-110538GA-I00). J.P. was funded by the MICINN through the Ramón y Cajal programme (RYC-2016-20506). L.S.J.G. was funded by the Academia Canaria de Investigación Innovación y Sociedad de la Informacion Gobierno de Canarias (ASIICI), FPI 2021 Fellowship (TESIS2021010101). A.M was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the individual research grant 2020.06119.BD. Peer reviewed