Environmental factors relating to the distribution of terricolous Byrophytes and lichens in semi-arid eastern Australia

Bryologist

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-39

  Eldridge, David J ^a   Tozer, Merrin E ^a  

^a NONE

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BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 0030995780     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3244384     Document Type: Article

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