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Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests pp 83–98Cite as

Epiphytic Communities of Bryophytes and Macrolichens in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest

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Holz, I. (2006). Epiphytic Communities of Bryophytes and Macrolichens in a Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest. In: Kappelle, M. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28909-7_7

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