Variation in "biodiversity value" of peatmoss species in Sphagnum section Acutifolia (Sphagnaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1774-1783

  Shaw, A Jonathan ^a   Cox, Cymon J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acutifolia; Biodiversity value; Molecular diversity; Nucleotide diversity; Peat mosses; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSS;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNACEAE; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 27544446908     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.11.1774     Document Type: Article

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