Growth and vitality of epiphytic lichens: I. Responses to microclimate along a forest edge-interior gradient

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Renhorn, Karl Erik ^a   Esseen, Per Anders ^a   Palmqvist, Kristin ^a   Sundberg, Bodil ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Lichen growth; Microclimate; Thallus water content

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; EPIPHYTIC LICHEN; FOREST EDGE; LICHEN; MICROCLIMATE; NORWAY SPRUCE;

LOBARIA PULMONARIA; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE; PLATISMATIA GLAUCA;

EID: 0030621342     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050051     Document Type: Article

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