Does tree age predict the occurrence and abundance of Usnea longissima in multi-aged submontane Picea abies stands?

Lichenologist

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 613-625

  Rolstad, Jørund ^a   Rolstad, Erlend ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ENVIRONMENT; FOREST; LICHEN; NORWAY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; SIZE; TREE;

ABIES; ANIMALIA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; USNEA; USNEA LONGISSIMA;

EID: 0032745682     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lich.1999.0239     Document Type: Article

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