Habitats mineral rich

The Amblystegiaceae, as traditionally circumscribed, consists of between 120 and 170 species. These are most likely the most important mosses in relatively mineral-rich to calcareous wetlands in temperate to polar environments. They are also abundant in many other humid habitats of the temperate zones, as well as in wetlands at high altitudes in tropical and subtropical areas (cf., Hedenas, 1999,2003a). Because of their importance and widespread occurrence in wetland habitats... 

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