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2. Borges, P.A.V.; Bried, J.; Costa, A.; Cunha, R.; Gabriel, R.; Gonçalves, V.; Martins, A.F.; Melo, I.; Parente, M.; Raposeiro, P.; et al. (Eds.) Description of the Terrestrial and Marine Azorean Biodiversity. In *A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores*; Princípio: Cascais, Portugal, 2010; pp. 9-33.

3. Silva, L.; Moura, M.; Schaefer, H.; Rumsey, F.; Dias, E.F. List of Vascular Plants (Tracheobionta). In *A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores*; Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., et al., Eds.; Princípio: Cascais, Portugal, 2010; pp. 117-146.

4. Henriques, D.S.; Elias, R.B.; Coelho, M.C.; Hérnandez, R.H.; Pereira, F.; Gabriel, R. Long-Term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients (III): Vascular Plants on Terceira Island (Azores) Transect. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2017**, *34*, 1-20.

5. Coelho, M.C.M.; Gabriel, R.; Hespanhol, H.; Borges, P.A.V.; Ah-Peng, C. Bryophyte Diversity along an Elevational Gradient on Pico Island (Azores, Portugal). *Diversity* **2021**, *13*, 162. [CrossRef]

6. Gabriel, R.; Coelho, M.; Henriques, D.; Borges, P.; Elias, R.; Kluge, J.; Ah-Peng, C. Long-term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients to Assess Ecological Hypothesis: A Description of Standardized Sampling Methods in Oceanic Islands and First Results. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2014**, *31*, 45-67.

7. Coelho, M.; Elias, R.; Kluge, J.; Pereira, F.; Henriques, D.; Aranda, S.; Borges, P.; Ah-Peng, C.; Gabriel, R. Long-Term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients (II): Vascular Plants on Pico Island (Azores) Transect. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2016**, *33*, 21-44.

8. Alpert, P. Distribution Quantified by Microtopography in an Assemblage of Saxicolous Mosses. *Vegetatio* **1985**, *64*, 131-139. [CrossRef]

9. McCune, B. Gradients in Epiphyte Biomass in Three Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Forests of Different Ages in Western Oregon and Washington. *Bryologist* **1993**, *96*, 405-411. [CrossRef]

10. Sillett, S.C.; Neitlich, P.N. Emerging Themes in Epiphyte Research in Westside Forests with Special Reference to Cyanolichens. *Northwest Sci.* **1996**, *70*, 54-60.

11. Wolseley, P.A.; Aguirre-Hudson, B. The Ecology and Distribution of Lichens in Tropical Deciduous and Evergreen Forests of Northern Thailand. *J. Biogeogr.* **1997**, *24*, 327-343. [CrossRef]

12. Batty, K.; Bates, J.W.; Bell, J.N.B. A Transplant Experiment on the Factors Preventing Lichen Colonization of Oak Bark in Southeast England under Declining SO2 Pollution. *Can. J. Bot.* **2003**, *81*, 439-451. [CrossRef]

13. Pitkin, P.H. Variability and Seasonality of the Growth of Some Corticolous Pleurocarpous Mosses. *J. Bryol.* **1975**, *8*, 337-356. [CrossRef]

14. Sveinbjörnsson, B.; Oechel, W.C. Controls on Growth and Productivity of Bryophytes: Environmental Limitations under Current and Anticipated Conditions. In *Bryophytes and Lichens in a Changing Environment*; Bates, J.W., Farmer, A.M., Eds.; Cambridge University Press, Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK, 1992; pp. 77-102.

15. Azevedo, E.B.; Rodrigues, M.C.; Fernandes, J.F. O Clima Dos Açores. Climatologia: Introdução. In *Atlas Básico dos Açores*; Forjaz, V.H., Ed.; Observatório Vulcanológico e Geotérmico dos Açores: Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2004.

16. Sjögren, E. Bryophyte Vegetation in the Azores Islands. *Mem. Soc. Broteriana* **1978**, *26*, 1-273.

17. Sjögren, E. Epiphyllous Bryophytes in the Azores Islands. *Arquipél. Life Mar. Sci.* **1997**, *15*, 1-49.

18. Gabriel, R.; Bates, J.W. Bryophyte Community Composition and Habitat Specificity in the Natural Forests of Terceira, Azores. *Plant Ecol.* **2005**, *177*, 125-144. [CrossRef]

19. Gimingham, C.H.; Birse, E.M. Ecological Studies on Growth-Form in Bryophytes: I. Correlations Between Growth-Form and Habitat. *J. Ecol.* **1957**, *45*, 533-545. [CrossRef]

20. Noailles, M.-C. Les Frontières Des Plantes Vasculaires. *Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. Actual. Bot.* **1987**, *134*, 53-61. [CrossRef]

21. Proctor, M.C.F.; Oliver, M.J.; Andrew, J.W.; Alpert, P. Desiccation-Tolerance in Bryophytes: A Review. *Bryologist* **2007**, *110*, 595-621. [CrossRef]

22. Lakatos, M.; Hartard, B.; Máguas, C. The Stable Isotopes Δ13C and Δ18O of Lichens Can Be Used as Tracers of Microenvironmental Carbon and Water Sources. In *Terrestrial Ecology*; Dawson, T.E., Siegwolf, R.T.W., Eds.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2007; Volume 1, pp. 77-92. ISBN 9780123736277.

23. Gonzalez, L.; Gonzalez-Vilar, M. Determination of Relative Water Content. In *Handbook of Plant Ecophysiology Techniques*; Reigosa Roger, M.J., Ed.; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001; pp. 207-212.

24. Watson, W. Xerophytic Adaptations of Bryophytes in Relation to Habitat. *New Phytol.* **1914**, *13*, 149-169. [CrossRef]

25. Watson, W. Xerophytic Adaptations of Bryophytes in Relation to Habitat (Continued). *New Phytol.* **1914**, *13*, 181-190. [CrossRef]

26. Dilks, T.J.K.; Proctor, M.C.F. Photosynthesis Respiration and Water Content in Bryophytes. *New Phytol.* **1979**, *82*, 97-114. [CrossRef]

27. Vitt, D.H.; Crandall-Stotler, B.; Wood, A. Bryophytes: Survival in a Dry World through Tolerance and Avoidance. In *Plant Ecology and Evolution in Harsh Environments*; Rajakaruna, N.R.B., Harris, T., Eds.; Nova Science: New York, NY, USA, 2014; pp. 267-295.

28. Proctor, M.C.F. The Physiological Basis of Bryophyte Production. *Bot. J. Linn. Soc.* **1990**, *104*, 61-77. [CrossRef]

29. Cruz de Carvalho, R.; Maurício, A.; Pereira, M.F.; Marques da Silva, J.; Branquinho, C. All for One: The Role of Colony Morphology in Bryophyte Desiccation Tolerance. *Front. Plant Sci.* **2019**, *10*, 1360. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
## References

1. Gabriel, R.; Sjögren, E.; Schumacker, R.; Sérgio, C.; Aranda, S.C.; Claro, D.; Homem, N.; Martins, B. List of Bryophytes (Anthocerotophyta, Marchantiophyta, Bryophyta). In *A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota of the Azores*; Princípio: Cascais, Portugal, 2010; pp. 99-115.

2. Borges, P.A.V.; Bried, J.; Costa, A.; Cunha, R.; Gabriel, R.; Gonçalves, V.; Martins, A.F.; Melo, I.; Parente, M.; Raposeiro, P.; et al. (Eds.) Description of the Terrestrial and Marine Azorean Biodiversity. In *A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores*; Princípio: Cascais, Portugal, 2010; pp. 9-33.

3. Silva, L.; Moura, M.; Schaefer, H.; Rumsey, F.; Dias, E.F. List of Vascular Plants (Tracheobionta). In *A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores*; Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., et al., Eds.; Princípio: Cascais, Portugal, 2010; pp. 117-146.

4. Henriques, D.S.; Elias, R.B.; Coelho, M.C.; Hérnandez, R.H.; Pereira, F.; Gabriel, R. Long-Term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients (III): Vascular Plants on Terceira Island (Azores) Transect. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2017**, *34*, 1-20.

5. Coelho, M.C.M.; Gabriel, R.; Hespanhol, H.; Borges, P.A.V.; Ah-Peng, C. Bryophyte Diversity along an Elevational Gradient on Pico Island (Azores, Portugal). *Diversity* **2021**, *13*, 162. [CrossRef]

6. Gabriel, R.; Coelho, M.; Henriques, D.; Borges, P.; Elias, R.; Kluge, J.; Ah-Peng, C. Long-term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients to Assess Ecological Hypothesis: A Description of Standardized Sampling Methods in Oceanic Islands and First Results. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2014**, *31*, 45-67.

7. Coelho, M.; Elias, R.; Kluge, J.; Pereira, F.; Henriques, D.; Aranda, S.; Borges, P.; Ah-Peng, C.; Gabriel, R. Long-Term Monitoring across Elevational Gradients (II): Vascular Plants on Pico Island (Azores) Transect. *Arquipel. Life Mar. Sci.* **2016**, *33*, 21-44.

8. Alpert, P. Distribution Quantified by Microtopography in an Assemblage of Saxicolous Mosses. *Vegetatio* **1985**, *64*, 131-139. [CrossRef]

9. McCune, B. Gradients in Epiphyte Biomass in Three Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Forests of Different Ages in Western Oregon and Washington. *Bryologist* **1993**, *96*, 405-411. [CrossRef]

10. Sillett, S.C.; Neitlich, P.N. Emerging Themes in Epiphyte Research in Westside Forests with Special Reference to Cyanolichens. *Northwest Sci.* **1996**, *70*, 54-60.

11. Wolseley, P.A.; Aguirre-Hudson, B. The Ecology and Distribution of Lichens in Tropical Deciduous and Evergreen Forests of Northern Thailand. *J. Biogeogr.* **1997**, *24*, 327-343. [CrossRef]

12. Batty, K.; Bates, J.W.; Bell, J.N.B. A Transplant Experiment on the Factors Preventing Lichen Colonization of Oak Bark in Southeast England under Declining SO2 Pollution. *Can. J. Bot.* **2003**, *81*, 439-451. [CrossRef]

13. Pitkin, P.H. Variability and Seasonality of the Growth of Some Corticolous Pleurocarpous Mosses. *J. Bryol.* **1975**, *8*, 337-356. [CrossRef]

14. Sveinbjörnsson, B.; Oechel, W.C. Controls on Growth and Productivity of Bryophytes: Environmental Limitations under Current and Anticipated Conditions. In *Bryophytes and Lichens in a Changing Environment*; Bates, J.W., Farmer, A.M., Eds.; Cambridge University Press, Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK, 1992; pp. 77-102.

15. Azevedo, E.B.; Rodrigues, M.C.; Fernandes, J.F. O Clima Dos Açores. Climatologia: Introdução. In *Atlas Básico dos Açores*; Forjaz, V.H., Ed.; Observatório Vulcanológico e Geotérmico dos Açores: Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2004.

16. Sjögren, E. Bryophyte Vegetation in the Azores Islands. *Mem. Soc. Broteriana* **1978**, *26*, 1-273.

17. Sjögren, E. Epiphyllous Bryophytes in the Azores Islands. *Arquipél. Life Mar. Sci.* **1997**, *15*, 1-49.

18. Gabriel, R.; Bates, J.W. Bryophyte Community Composition and Habitat Specificity in the Natural Forests of Terceira, Azores. *Plant Ecol.* **2005**, *177*, 125-144. [CrossRef]

19. Gimingham, C.H.; Birse, E.M. Ecological Studies on Growth-Form in Bryophytes: I. Correlations Between Growth-Form and Habitat. *J. Ecol.* **1957**, *45*, 533-545. [CrossRef]

20. Noailles, M.-C. Les Frontières Des Plantes Vasculaires. *Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. Actual. Bot.* **1987**, *134*, 53-61. [CrossRef]

21. Proctor, M.C.F.; Oliver, M.J.; Andrew, J.W.; Alpert, P. Desiccation-Tolerance in Bryophytes: A Review. *Bryologist* **2007**, *110*, 595-621. [CrossRef]

22. Lakatos, M.; Hartard, B.; Máguas, C. The Stable Isotopes Δ13C and Δ18O of Lichens Can Be Used as Tracers of Microenvironmental Carbon and Water Sources. In *Terrestrial Ecology*; Dawson, T.E., Siegwolf, R.T.W., Eds.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2007; Volume 1, pp. 77-92. ISBN 9780123736277.

23. Gonzalez, L.; Gonzalez-Vilar, M. Determination of Relative Water Content. In *Handbook of Plant Ecophysiology Techniques*; Reigosa Roger, M.J., Ed.; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001; pp. 207-212.

24. Watson, W. Xerophytic Adaptations of Bryophytes in Relation to Habitat. *New Phytol.* **1914**, *13*, 149-169. [CrossRef]

25. Watson, W. Xerophytic Adaptations of Bryophytes in Relation to Habitat (Continued). *New Phytol.* **1914**, *13*, 181-190. [CrossRef]

26. Dilks, T.J.K.; Proctor, M.C.F. Photosynthesis Respiration and Water Content in Bryophytes. *New Phytol.* **1979**, *82*, 97-114. [CrossRef]

27. Vitt, D.H.; Crandall-Stotler, B.; Wood, A. Bryophytes: Survival in a Dry World through Tolerance and Avoidance. In *Plant Ecology and Evolution in Harsh Environments*; Rajakaruna, N.R.B., Harris, T., Eds.; Nova Science: New York, NY, USA, 2014; pp. 267-295.

28. Proctor, M.C.F. The Physiological Basis of Bryophyte Production. *Bot. J. Linn. Soc.* **1990**, *104*, 61-77. [CrossRef]

29. Cruz de Carvalho, R.; Maurício, A.; Pereira, M.F.; Marques da Silva, J.; Branquinho, C. All for One: The Role of Colony Morphology in Bryophyte Desiccation Tolerance. *Front. Plant Sci.* **2019**, *10*, 1360. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
30. Bayfield, N.G. Notes on Water Relations of Polytrichum Commune Hedw. *J. Bryol.* **1973**, *7*, 607–617. [CrossRef]

31. Proctor, M.C.F. Diffusion Resistances in Bryophytes. In *Plants and Their Atmospheric Environment*; Grace, J., Ford, E.D., Jarvis, P.G., Eds.; Blackwell Scientific Publications: Oxford, UK, 1981; pp. 219–227.

32. Proctor, M.C.F. Structure and Eco-Physiological Adaptations in Bryophytes. In *Bryophyte Systematics, Systematic Association*; Clarke, G.C.S., Duckett, J.G., Eds.; Academic Press: London, UK, 1979; pp. 479–509.

33. Proctor, M.C.F. Physiological Ecology: Water Relations, Light and Temperature Responses, Carbon Balance. In *Bryophyte Ecology*; Smith, A.G.E., Ed.; Chapman and Hall: London, UK, 1982; pp. 333–381.

34. Proctor, M.C.F. Physiological Ecology. In *Bryophyte Biology*; Goffinet, B., Shaw, A.J., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, MA, 2009; pp. 238–268. ISBN 978-0-08-045405-4.

35. Pentecost, A. The Lichens and Bryophytes of Rhyolite and Pumice-Tuff Rock Outcrops in Snowdonia, and Some Factors Affecting Their Distribution. *J. Ecol.* **1980**, *68*, 251–267. [CrossRef]

36. Cleavitt, N.L. Stress Tolerance of Rare and Common Moss Species in Relation to Their Occupied Environments and Asexual Dispersal Potential. *J. Ecol.* **2002**, *90*, 785–795. [CrossRef]

37. Barr, H.D.; Weatherley, P.E. Are-Examination of the Relative Turgidity Technique for Estimating Water Deficit in Leaves. *Aust. J. Biol. Sci.* **1962**, *15*, 413–428. [CrossRef]

38. Köhler, L.; Tobón, C.; Frumau, K.F.A.; Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Sampurno) Biomass and Water Storage Dynamics of Epiphytes in Old-Growth and Secondary Montane Cloud Forest Stands in Costa Rica. *Plant Ecol.* **2007**, *193*, 171–184. [CrossRef]

39. Blum, O.B. Water Relations. In *The Lichens*; Ahmadjian, V., Hale, M.E., Eds.; Academic Press: New York, NY, USA; London, UK, 1973; pp. 381–400.

40. Kershaw, K.A. *Physiological Ecology of Lichens*; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 1985; p. 293.

41. Pypker, T.G.; Unsworth, M.H.; Bond, B.J. The Role of Epiphytes in Rainfall Interception by Forests in the Pacific Northwest. I. Laboratory Measurements of Water Storage. *Can. J. For. Res.* **2006**, *36*, 809–818. [CrossRef]

42. Pypker, T.G.; Unsworth, M.H.; Bond, B.J. The Role of Epiphytes in Rainfall Interception by Forests in the Pacific Northwest. II. Field Measurements at the Branch and Canopy Scale. *Can. J. For. Res.* **2006**, *36*, 819–832. [CrossRef]

43. Ah-Peng, C.; Cardoso, A.W.; Flores, O.; West, A.; Wilding, N.; Strasberg, D.; Hedderson, T.A.J. The Role of Epiphytic Bryophytes in Interception, Storage, and the Regulated Release of Atmospheric Moisture in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest. *J. Hydrol.* **2017**, *548*, 665–673. [CrossRef]

44. Mullan, D.; Pietragalla, J. *Leaf Relative Water Content*; Pask, A., Pietragalla, J., Mullan, D., Reynolds, M., Eds.; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center: El Batán, Mexico, 2012.

45. Vanderpoorten, A.; Goffinet, B. *Introduction to Bryophytes*; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2009; ISBN 9780521877121.

46. Oishi, Y. Evaluation of the Water-Storage Capacity of Bryophytes along an Altitudinal Gradient from Temperate Forests to the Alpine Zone. *Forests* **2018**, *9*, 433. [CrossRef]

47. Song, L.; Zhang, Y.J.; Chen, X.; Li, S.; Lu, H.Z.; Wu, C.S.; Tan, Z.H.; Liu, W.Y.; Shi, X.M. Water Relations and Gas Exchange of Fan Bryophytes and Their Adaptations to Microhabitats in an Asian Subtropical Montane Cloud Forest. *J. Plant Res.* **2015**, *128*, 573–584. [CrossRef] [PubMed]

48. Henriques, D.S.G.; Borges, P.A.V.; Ah-Peng, C.; Gabriel, R. Mosses and Liverworts Show Contrasting Elevational Distribution Patterns in an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores): The Influence of Climate and Space. *J. Bryol.* **2016**, *38*, 183–194. [CrossRef]

49. Coelho, M.C.M.; Gabriel, R.; Ah-Peng, C. Characterizing and Quantifying Water Content in 14 Species of Bryophytes Present in Azorean Native Vegetation. *Diversity* **2023**, *15*, 295. [CrossRef]

50. Brown, D.H.; Bates, J.W. Bryophytes and Nutrient Cycling. *Bot. J. Linn. Soc.* **1990**, *104*, 129–147. [CrossRef]

51. Gall, C.; Nebel, M.; Quandt, D.; Scholten, T.; Seitz, S. Pioneer Biocrust Communities Prevent Soil Erosion in Temperate Forests after Disturbances. *Biogeosciences* **2022**, *19*, 3225–3245. [CrossRef]

52. Gabriel, R.; Borges, P.A.V. (Eds.) *Field Guide of the Azorean Native Flora*; Instituto Açoriano de Cultura: Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal, 2022; ISBN 978-989-8225-74-0.

53. Gabriel, R.; Homem, N.; Couto, A.B.; Aranda, S.C.; Borges, P.A.V. Azorean Bryophytes: A Preliminary Review of Rarity Patterns. *Azoreana* **2011**, *144*, 149–206.

54. Veneklaas, E.J.; Zagt, R.J.; Leerdam, A.; Ek, R.; Broekhoven, A.J.; Genderen, M. Hydrological Properties of the Epiphyte Mass of a Montane Tropical Rain Forest, Colombia. *Vegetatio* **1990**, *89*, 183–192. [CrossRef]

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58. Köhler, L.; Hölscher, D.; Bruijnzeel, L.A.; Leuschner, C. Epiphyte Biomass in Costa Rican Oldgrowth and Secondary Montane Rain Forests and Its Hydrologic Significance. In *Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conversation and Management*; Bruijnzeel, L.A., Scatena, F.N., Hamilton, L.S., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2011; pp. 268–274.

59. Elias, R.B.; Gil, A.; Silva, L.; Fernández-Palacios, J.M.; Azevedo, E.B.; Reis, F. Natural Zonal Vegetation of the Azores Islands: Characterization and Potential Distribution. *Phytocoenologia* **2016**, *46*, 107–123. [CrossRef]
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31. Proctor, M.C.F. Diffusion Resistances in Bryophytes. In *Plants and Their Atmospheric Environment*; Grace, J., Ford, E.D., Jarvis, P.G., Eds.; Blackwell Scientific Publications: Oxford, UK, 1981; pp. 219–227.

32. Proctor, M.C.F. Structure and Eco-Physiological Adaptations in Bryophytes. In *Bryophyte Systematics, Systematic Association*; Clarke, G.C.S., Duckett, J.G., Eds.; Academic Press: London, UK, 1979; pp. 479–509.

33. Proctor, M.C.F. Physiological Ecology: Water Relations, Light and Temperature Responses, Carbon Balance. In *Bryophyte Ecology*; Smith, A.G.E., Ed.; Chapman and Hall: London, UK, 1982; pp. 333–381.

34. Proctor, M.C.F. Physiological Ecology. In *Bryophyte Biology*; Goffinet, B., Shaw, A.J., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, MA, 2009; pp. 238–268. ISBN 978-0-08-045405-4.

35. Pentecost, A. The Lichens and Bryophytes of Rhyolite and Pumice-Tuff Rock Outcrops in Snowdonia, and Some Factors Affecting Their Distribution. *J. Ecol.* **1980**, *68*, 251–267. [CrossRef]

36. Cleavitt, N.L. Stress Tolerance of Rare and Common Moss Species in Relation to Their Occupied Environments and Asexual Dispersal Potential. *J. Ecol.* **2002**, *90*, 785–795. [CrossRef]

37. Barr, H.D.; Weatherley, P.E. Are-Examination of the Relative Turgidity Technique for Estimating Water Deficit in Leaves. *Aust. J. Biol. Sci.* **1962**, *15*, 413–428. [CrossRef]

38. Köhler, L.; Tobón, C.; Frumau, K.F.A.; Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Sampurno) Biomass and Water Storage Dynamics of Epiphytes in Old-Growth and Secondary Montane Cloud Forest Stands in Costa Rica. *Plant Ecol.* **2007**, *193*, 171–184. [CrossRef]

39. Blum, O.B. Water Relations. In *The Lichens*; Ahmadjian, V., Hale, M.E., Eds.; Academic Press: New York, NY, USA; London, UK, 1973; pp. 381–400.

40. Kershaw, K.A. *Physiological Ecology of Lichens*; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 1985; p. 293.

41. Pypker, T.G.; Unsworth, M.H.; Bond, B.J. The Role of Epiphytes in Rainfall Interception by Forests in the Pacific Northwest. I. Laboratory Measurements of Water Storage. *Can. J. For. Res.* **2006**, *36*, 809–818. [CrossRef]

42. Pypker, T.G.; Unsworth, M.H.; Bond, B.J. The Role of Epiphytes in Rainfall Interception by Forests in the Pacific Northwest. II. Field Measurements at the Branch and Canopy Scale. *Can. J. For. Res.* **2006**, *36*, 819–832. [CrossRef]

43. Ah-Peng, C.; Cardoso, A.W.; Flores, O.; West, A.; Wilding, N.; Strasberg, D.; Hedderson, T.A.J. The Role of Epiphytic Bryophytes in Interception, Storage, and the Regulated Release of Atmospheric Moisture in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest. *J. Hydrol.* **2017**, *548*, 665–673. [CrossRef]

44. Mullan, D.; Pietragalla, J. *Leaf Relative Water Content*; Pask, A., Pietragalla, J., Mullan, D., Reynolds, M., Eds.; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center: El Batán, Mexico, 2012.

45. Vanderpoorten, A.; Goffinet, B. *Introduction to Bryophytes*; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2009; ISBN 9780521877121.

46. Oishi, Y. Evaluation of the Water-Storage Capacity of Bryophytes along an Altitudinal Gradient from Temperate Forests to the Alpine Zone. *Forests* **2018**, *9*, 433. [CrossRef]

47. Song, L.; Zhang, Y.J.; Chen, X.; Li, S.; Lu, H.Z.; Wu, C.S.; Tan, Z.H.; Liu, W.Y.; Shi, X.M. Water Relations and Gas Exchange of Fan Bryophytes and Their Adaptations to Microhabitats in an Asian Subtropical Montane Cloud Forest. *J. Plant Res.* **2015**, *128*, 573–584. [CrossRef] [PubMed]

48. Henriques, D.S.G.; Borges, P.A.V.; Ah-Peng, C.; Gabriel, R. Mosses and Liverworts Show Contrasting Elevational Distribution Patterns in an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores): The Influence of Climate and Space. *J. Bryol.* **2016**, *38*, 183–194. [CrossRef]

49. Coelho, M.C.M.; Gabriel, R.; Ah-Peng, C. Characterizing and Quantifying Water Content in 14 Species of Bryophytes Present in Azorean Native Vegetation. *Diversity* **2023**, *15*, 295. [CrossRef]

50. Brown, D.H.; Bates, J.W. Bryophytes and Nutrient Cycling. *Bot. J. Linn. Soc.* **1990**, *104*, 129–147. [CrossRef]

51. Gall, C.; Nebel, M.; Quandt, D.; Scholten, T.; Seitz, S. Pioneer Biocrust Communities Prevent Soil Erosion in Temperate Forests after Disturbances. *Biogeosciences* **2022**, *19*, 3225–3245. [CrossRef]

52. Gabriel, R.; Borges, P.A.V. (Eds.) *Field Guide of the Azorean Native Flora*; Instituto Açoriano de Cultura: Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal, 2022; ISBN 978-989-8225-74-0.

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62. Stark, L.R.; Greenwood, J.L.; Slate, M.L.; Brinda, J.C. Syntrichia Norvegica Shoots Exhibit a Complex Inducible Response to Desiccation: Separating the Effects of Rate of Drying and Water Content. *Botany* **2016**, *95*, 481–491. [CrossRef]

63. Proctor, M.C.F. Structure and Ecological Adaptation. In *The Experimental Biology of Bryophytes*; Dyer, A.F., Duckett, J.G., Eds.; Academic Press: London, UK, 1984; pp. 9–38.

64. Bates, J.W. Comparative Growth Patterns of the Thalloid Liverworts Pallavicinia Lyellii and Pellia Epiphylla at Silwood Park, Southern England. *J. Bryol.* **1993**, *17*, 439–445. [CrossRef]

65. Rice, S.K.; Collins, D.; Anderson, A.M. Functional Significance of Variation in Bryophyte Canopy Structure. *Am. J. Bot.* **2001**, *88*, 1568–1576. [CrossRef]

66. Glime, J.M. (Ed.) Water Relations: Rehydration and Repair. In *Bryophyte Ecology*; Physiological Ecology; Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists: Houghton, MI, USA, 2007; Volume 1.

67. Hölscher, D.; Köhler, L.; van Dijk, A.I.J.M.; Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Sampurno) The Importance of Epiphytes to Total Rainfall Interception by a Tropical Montane Rain Forest in Costa Rica. *J. Hydrol.* **2004**, *292*, 308–322. [CrossRef]

68. Gabriel, R. Ecophysiology of Azorean Forest Bryophytes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, London, UK, 2000.

69. Löbs, N.; Walter, D.; Barbosa, C.G.G.; Brill, S.; Cerqueira, G.R.; de Oliveira Sá, M.; de Araújo, A.C.; de Oliveira, L.R.; Ditas, F.; Moran-Zuloaga, D.; et al. Microclimatic and Ecophysiological Conditions Experienced by Epiphytic Bryophytes in an Amazonian Rain Forest. *Biogeosci. Discuss.* **2019**, *2019*, 5399–5416. [CrossRef]

70. Löbs, N.; Walter, D.; Barbosa, C.G.G.; Brill, S.; Alves, R.P.; Cerqueira, G.R.; De Oliveira Sá, M.; De Araújo, A.C.; De Oliveira, L.R.; Ditas, F.; et al. Microclimatic Conditions and Water Content Fluctuations Experienced by Epiphytic Bryophytes in an Amazonian Rain Forest. *Biogeosciences* **2020**, *17*, 5399–5416. [CrossRef]

71. Glime, J.M. *Bryophyte Ecology*; Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists: Houghton, MI, USA, 2021.

72. Schipperges, B.; Rydin, H. Response of Photosynthesis of Sphagnum Species from Contrasting Microhabitats to Tissue Water Content and Repeated Desiccation. *New Phytol.* **1998**, *140*, 677–684. [CrossRef]

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74. Proctor, M.C.F. Trait Correlations in Bryophytes: Exploring an Alternative World. *New Phytol.* **2010**, *185*, 1–3. [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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76. Rydin, H.; Clymo, R.S. Transport of Carbon and Phosphorus Compounds about *Sphagnum*. *Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci.* **1989**, *237*, 63–84.

77. Thomas, R.J.; Ryder, S.H.; Gardner, M.I.; Sheetz, J.P.; Nichipor, S.D. Photosynthetic Function of Leaf Lamellae in Polytrichum Commune. *Bryologist* **1996**, *99*, 6–11. [CrossRef]

78. Azevedo, E.B.; Pereira, L.S.; Itier, B. Modelling the Local Climate in Island Environments: Water Balance Applications. *Agric. Water Manag.* **1999**, *40*, 393–403. [CrossRef]

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82. Azevedo, J.M.M. Geologia e Hidrogeologia da Ilha das Flores. Ph.D. Thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 1998.

83. Anderson, M.; Lambrinos, J.; Schroll, E. The Potential Value of Mosses for Stormwater Management in Urban Environments. *Urban Ecosyst.* **2010**, *13*, 319–332. [CrossRef]

84. Monteith, J.L.; Unsworth, M.H. *Principles of Environmental Physics*, 2nd ed.; Arnold, E., Ed.; Academic Press: London, UK, 1990; ISBN 9780123869104.

85. Forjaz, V.H. *Atlas Básico dos Açores*; OVGA: Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2004.

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89. Smith, A.J.E. *The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland*, 2nd ed.; Smith, A.J.E., Ed.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2004.

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91. Casas, C.; Brugués, M.; Cros, R.M.; Sérgio, C. *Handbook of Mosses of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands*; Institut d'Estudis Catalans: Barcelona, Spain, 2006; ISBN 847283865X.

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93. Atherton, I.; Bosanquet, S.; Lawley, M. *Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland a Field Guide*; British Bryological Society: Plymouth, UK, 2010; ISBN 9780956131010.

94. Ros, R.M.; Mazimpaka, V.; Abou-Salama, U.; Aleffi, M.; Blockeel, T.L.; Brugués, M.; Cros, R.M.; Dia, M.G.; Dirkse, G.M.; Draper, I.; et al. Mosses of the Mediterranean, an Annotated Checklist. *Cryptogam. Bryol. 2013*, *34*, 99-283. [CrossRef]

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**Disclaimer/Publisher's Note:** The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content.