Functional influences of cryptobiotic surface crusts in an Alpine tundra basin of the Olympic Mountains, Washington, U.S.A.

Northwest Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 315-326

  Gold, W G ^a   Glew, K A ^a   Dickson, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CRUST; PLANT COMMUNITY;

UNITED STATES;

DOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA;

EID: 0034863369     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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