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Bryophytes are major components of arctic tundra vegetation (Steere, 1978) and in some plant communities bryophytes often exceed vascular plants in biomass (Kil’dyushevskii, 1964; Britton, 1967; Khodachek, 1969; Pavlova, 1969; Clarke et al., 1971). Therefore, the status and role of bryophytes with respect to colonization, species composition, primary production, and mineral nutrient cycling must be elucidated before the structure and function of an arctic tundra ecosystem can be understood.
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Rastorfer, J.R. (1978). Composition and Bryomass of the Moss Layers of Two Wet-Tundra-Meadow Communities Near Barrow, Alaska. In: Tieszen, L.L. (eds) Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra. Ecological Studies, vol 29. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6307-4_6
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