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Longterm nitrogen additions increase likelihood of climate stress and affect recovery from wildfire in a lowland. Research highlights dead wood amounts should be increased in closed stands to act as a buffer during climate changes. Glime and published on digital format with support of the michigan technological university mtu, botanical society of america bsa and the international association of bryologist iab. It covers a great variety of ecosystems in which bryophytes are important. Bryophytes, especially mosses, represent a largely untapped resource for monitoring and indicating effects of climate change on the living.
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