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How to define nativeness in vagile organisms: lessons from the cosmopolitan moss Bryum argenteum on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands).
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Sept 2015
Pisa S, Vanderpoorten A, Patiño J, Werner O, González-Mancebo J M, Ros R M
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The distinction between native and introduced biotas presents unique challenges that culminate in organisms with high long-distance dispersal capacities in a rapidly changing world. Bryophytes, in particular, exhibit large distribution ranges, and some species can truly be qualified as cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan species, however, typically occur in disturbed environments, raising the question of their nativeness...
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