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Ke-Wang Xu1, Shui-Fei Chen2, Qiang Song1

  • 1Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China & Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing China.

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Danxia landformSelaginella subg. HeterostachysSelaginellaalbociliataspecies diversity

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