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Conservation of pteridophytes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Luis D. Gómez-P.
Luis D. Gómez-P.
Affiliation:
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, Apartado 740–1000, San José, Costa Rica
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Synopsis

The conservational vulnerability of tropical pteridophytes, which make up 80% of the known species, is outlined. Especially threatened are the areas of the world with high percentages of endemism.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 86: The Biology of Pteridophytes , 1985 , pp. 431 - 433
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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Given, David R. and Jermy, A. Clive. 1985. Conservation of pteridophytes: a postscript. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinb. 86B, 435–437.Google Scholar
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