Global patterns of moss diversity: taxonomic and molecular inferences

Shaw, A. J.; Cox, C. J.; Goffinet, B.

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Shaw, A. J.

Cox, C. J.

Goffinet, B.

Abstract(s)

Taxonomic and molecular data were utilized to test the hypothesis that moss diversity is greatest near the equator. Species richness estimates from 86 taxonomic checklists representing global moss diversity do not support the hypothesis that, in general, mosses are more species-rich in the tropics than at higher latitudes.