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The illustrated moss flora of Antarctica
The illustrated moss flora of AntarcticaR Ochyra, RI Lewis Smith, H Bednarek-Ochyra. 2008.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. £125 (hardback). pp. 704.
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This is the first modern flora to provide a comprehensive description of all known species and varieties of moss in the Antarctic biome. It complements The liverwort flora of Antarctica (Bednarek-Ochyra et al., 2000), so that now Antarctica can boast the best bryophyte floras of anywhere in the world. A beautiful, self-contained account of what is the major component of the Antarctic flora, this book represents the culmination of many years of meticulous research and
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