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Identifying pathways of biological invasion: can commercial moss harbor potential stowaways?

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Acknowledgments

We thank P. Muir for purchasing bags, Hiawatha Corporation and Hoh Grown for donating bags, and D. Baird for allowing access to his tumbler. Direct support was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship Program. EPA has not officially endorsed this publication and the views expressed herein may not reflect the views of the EPA.

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Peck, J.E., Moldenke, A.R. Identifying pathways of biological invasion: can commercial moss harbor potential stowaways?. Biol Invasions 12, 2395–2398 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9686-y

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