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Spatial distribution of functional traits of bryophytes along environmental gradients in an Atlantic Forest remnant in north-eastern Brazil

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Pages 93-104 | Received 04 Oct 2018, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 03 Jan 2020

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