Vertical profile of epiphytes in a pacific Northwest old-growth Forest

Northwest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-152

  McCune, B ^a   Amsberry, K A ^a   Camacho, F J ^a   Clery, S ^a   Cole, C ^a   Emerson, C ^a   Felder, G ^a   French, P ^a   Greene, D ^a   Harris, R ^a   Hutten, M ^a   Larson, B ^a   Lesko, M ^a   Majors, S ^a   Markwell, T ^a   Parker, G G ^b   Pendergrass, K ^a   Peterson, E B ^a   Peterson, E T ^a   Platt, J ^a   Proctor, J ^a   Rambo, T ^a   Rosso, A ^a   Shaw, D ^c   Turner, R ^a   Widmer, M ^a   more..

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Wind River Canopy Crane Res Facil   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CYANOLICHEN; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STRATIFICATION;

USA, (NORTHWEST);

LOBARIA OREGANA; PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; TSUGA;

EID: 0030791674     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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