[SUPPLEMENTARY FILES] DIVERSITY PATTERNS AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS OF ATLANTIC FOREST EPIPHYLLOUS BRYOPHYTES: A HIGHLY NEGLECTED GROUP

Epiphyllous bryophytes are a group of plants with complex adaptations to colonize the leaves of vascular plants and are considered one of the most specialized and sensitive plants groups to environmental changes. Despite their specificity and ecological importance, these plants represent a largely neglected group in scientific research and ecological data. This limited information directly affects the understanding of diversity patterns and compromises the conservation of this group in fragmented ecossystems, such as the Atlantic Forest.