A review of lichens in metal-enriched environments

Lichenologist

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 571-601

  Purvis, O W ^a   Halls, C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOPUS; LECIDEA; PSILOLECHIA; PSILOLECHIA LEPROSA; VEZDAEA;

EID: 0030293750     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lich.1996.0052     Document Type: Review

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