Bryophytes of Cocos Island, Costa Rica: diversity, biogeography and ecology

A total of 98 liverwort species (43 genera, 10 families), 54 moss species (33 genera, 17 families) and one species of hornwort have been reported for Cocos Island (5°32’N, 87°04’W), Costa Rica. Over 60% of the bryophytes have a Neotropical or Pantropical distribution, about 10% are Caribbean, and le...

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Main Author: Gregorio Dauphin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 1999-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300003