Lichens and mosses play a significant role in so
cracks and crevices of rocks and cause the wea
the acids they release. This leads to soil format
plants may also contribute to soil formation an
Role in the ecological succession on rock :-
Liverworts, mosses and lichens serve as pionee
succession, or succession on rock).
They colonize bare rocks and similar habitats w
, Role in bog succession :-
Mosses play a significant role in bog succession
forests.
Plants, such as Sphagnum, establish themselve
bodies and cover their whole surface area. Due
plant debris, the bottom of the water body rise
Sphagnum and other hydrophytes form a dens
body into a quacking bog. Finally, large trees co
transforming the swamp to a forest of mesophy