Habitat selection and ecology of Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. in glacier forefields: Implications for lichenometry

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 363-373

  Mccarthy, Daniel P ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Rockies; Glacier forefields; Lichen ecology; Lichenometry; Primary succession; Xanthoria elegans

Indexed keywords

XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 0030799836     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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