Ecology of Racomitrium lanuginosum in British blanket mire - Evidence from the palaeoecological record

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-15

  Ellis, Christopher J ^a   Tallis, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Macrofossils; Palaeoclimate; Peat humification; Racomitrium lanuginosum

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA; RACOMITRIUM LANUGINOSUM;

EID: 0037245276     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366803125002617     Document Type: Article

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