Lichen colonization and gap structure in wet-temperate rainforests of northern interior British Columbia

Bryologist

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 673-692

  Benson, Shelly ^a   Coxson, Darwyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIA; BRYORIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036979216     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2002)105[0673:LCAGSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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