Morphological effects on the water balance of antarctic foliose and fruticose lichens

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-42

  Huiskes, A H L ^a   Gremmen, N J M ^b   Francke, J W ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b Bureau Data Analyse Ecologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

air humidity; lichens; morphology; rain; water loss; water uptake

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA (FISH); PRASIOLA TESSELATA; UMBILICARIA; UMBILICARIA DECUSSATA; USNEA; USNEA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0030986050     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000059     Document Type: Article

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