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Letter to the Editor

How arboreal are epiphytes? A correction and brief commentary on Burns (2010)

K.C. BurnsVictoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 361-364 | Published online: 07 Sep 2023

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