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Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Ologies with Alie Ward

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How Do Mosses Live in the Desert?

In the desert on a rock, the mosses are teensy. You know, they might only be a couple of millimeters tall because they have to stay within the boundary layer of that rock's surface. If they're living under the shady moist canopy of a hemlock tree, they can be five inches tall. They're exploiting these little microhabitats rather than trying to dominate and control the habitat.

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