Lichens and mosses on shrub-steppe soils in southeastern Washington

Northwest Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-56

  Link, Steven O ^a   Ryan, Bruce D ^b   Downs, Janelle L ^c   Cadwell, Larry L ^c   Soll, Jonathan A ^d   Hawke, Mary Ann ^e   Ponzetti, Jeanne ^f  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LICHEN; MOSS; STEPPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034128262     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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