Remnant trees and canopy lichen communities in western Oregon: A retrospective approach

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1181-1187

  Peck, Jerilynn E ^a,b   McCune, Bruce ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alectorioid lichens; Cascade Range; Cyanolichen; Epiphyte; Green algal foliose lichens; Green tree retention; Lichen; New forestry; Oregon

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 0000894827     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[1181:RTACLC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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