The effect of rock surface aspect on growth, size structure and competition in the lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-194

  Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspect distribution; Competition; Overgrowth; Radial growth rate; Size frequency distribution

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RATE; LICHEN; SIZE STRUCTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

RHIZOCARPON; RHIZOCARPON GEOGRAPHICUM;

EID: 0036348658     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(02)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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