Competitive behaviour of umbilicate lichens - An experimental approach

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 523-528

  Hestmark, Geir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asymmetric competition; Competitive behaviour; Lasallia pustulata; Lichens; Umbilicaria spodochroa

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; LICHEN; SHADING;

SCANDINAVIA;

LASALLIA PUSTULATA; UMBILICARIA SPODOCHROA;

EID: 0030801672     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050266     Document Type: Article

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