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Moss establishment success is determined by the interaction between propagule size and species identity.
Scientific reports - 1 Dec 2022
Hurtado Fernando, Estébanez Belén, Aragón Pedro, Hortal Joaquín, Molina-Bustamante Manuel, Medina Nagore G
Abstract excerpt
Colonization of new habitat patches is a key aspect of metacommunity dynamics, particularly for sessile organisms. Mosses can establish in new patches through fragmentation, with different vegetative structures acting as propagules. Despite the importance of these propagules for successful colonization the specific aspects that favour moss colonization by vegetative propagules remain poorly understood, including...
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