TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 1 



METHODS 2 



RESULTS 3 



1. Geographic distribution 4 



2 . Environment and habitat . 6 



3 . Population biology 8 



4. Evidence of threats to survival 9 



DISCUSSION 10 



LITERATURE CITED 12 



APPENDIX A. Maps showing travel routes and search areas . . 14 



APPENDIX B. Maps showing populations of B. paradoxum ... 18 



APPENDIX C. Element Occurrence Record printouts 21 



APPENDIX D. List of vascular plant taxa associated with B. 



paradoxum 24 



APPENDIX E. Photocopies of Botrychium specimens 26 



APPENDIX F. Photographic slides 45 



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