FT-Raman spectroscopy of three foliicolous lichens from Costa Rican rainforests

Lichenologist

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-266

  De Oliveira, L F C ^a,b   Edwards, H G M ^a   Feo Manga, J C ^a,c   Seaward, M R D ^a   Lucking R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Calenia triseptata; Costa Rica; Echinoplaca strigulacea; Foliicolous lichens; FT Raman spectroscopy; Rainforest; Tricharia camea

Indexed keywords

CALENIA; CALENIA TRISEPTATA; ECHINOPLACA; ECHINOPLACA STRIGULACEA; TRICHARIA; TRICHARIA CARNEA;

EID: 0005733394     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lich.2002.0396     Document Type: Article

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