Sikhote-Alinsky
biosphere reserve is situated on the eastern and western macroslopes of the
middle Sikhote-Alin’ (44°49’ – 45°41’N; 135°48’ – 136°34’E, area – 3870 sq.
km). Forests occupy up to 90% of the territory; coniferous—broad-leaved,
broad-leaved and fir-spruce forests prevail. The annotated list includes 191
species, 1 subspecies and 2 varietes. Thus it is third in moss species
diversity among 6 reserves of the Primorsky Territory, after the Ussuriysky
(233) and the Lazovsky (215 species) Reserves. Mielichhoferia
mielichhoferiana, Polytrichum jensenii, Racomitrium laetum, Sphagnum
lenense are reported from the Primorsky Territory for the first time.
Rather many species which occur in Russia only in the Far East and mostly in
its southern half are characteristic to the reserve’s bryoflora, as well as to
the entire south of the Russian Far East. There are more than 20% of such
Far-Eastern species in the reserve bryoflora. Among them are species with both
East-Asian (Boulaya mittenii, Haplocladium strictulum, Plagiomnium acutum,
Pogonatum japonicum, Taxiphyllum aomoriense, Trachycystis ussuriensis etc.
) and East-Asian – North-American (Brothera leana, Pleuroziopsis ruthenica,
Pylaisiella intricata, Pogonatum contortum,Tetraphis geniculata etc.)
distribution.