Competitive interactions between four foliose lichen species with and without nutrient enrichment

Symbiosis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 323-335

  Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird droppings; Competition; Factorial experimental design; Lichen; Nutrient enrichment

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIXED CULTURE; MONOCULTURE; ROCK; SPECIES COMPETITION; SURFACE; THALLUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LICHEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PARMELIA CONSPERSA; PARMELIA GLABRATULA; PARMELIA SAXATILIS; PHAEOPHYSCIA ORBICULARIS;

EID: 0034125288     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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