Cryptogams on decaying wood in old-growth forests of southern coastal British Columbia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 883-894

  Qian, Hong ^a   Klinka, Karel ^a   Song, Xianghou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeoclimatic zone; Bryophyte; Decaying log; Forest community; Lichen; Liverwort; Moss; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CLIMATE; FLORISTICS; FOREST FLOOR; LICHEN; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SUBSTRATE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0033394203     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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