Nutrient exchange in an Antarctic macrolichen during summer snowfall-snow melt events

New Phytologist

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 697-707

  Crittenden, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LICHEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SNOWMELT;

ANTARCTICA;

USNEA SPHACELATA;

EID: 0031669709     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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