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At each elevation level, three replicates of six substrates colonised by bryophytes (rock, soil, humus, dead wood, tree trunks, leaves) were collected. In total, 385 sampling events generated 1345 species occurrence records, representing 89 bryophyte species (37 mosses; 52 liverworts).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    The acrocarpous moss\n                    <jats:italic>Fissidens azoricus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (P.de la Varde) Bizot, listed as \"Critically Endangered\" by the IUCN, had not been reported from Flores Island since 1937; this is the first publication with new locations for the species.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The altitudinal gradient revealed an increase in species richness and abundance with elevation, following a mid-elevation peak pattern, with the highest richness between 400 m a.s.l. (52 species; 364 records) and 600 m a.s.l. (54 species; 402 records), followed by a decline at 800 m a.s.l. 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