Are tropical lowlands a marginal habitat for macrolichens? Evidence from a field study with Parmotrema endosulphureum in Panama

Flora

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-77

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b   Schultz, Steffen ^c   Rottenberger, Stefanie ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Dark respiration; Lichens; Photosynthesis; Tropical forests; Water content

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE; LICHEN; MICROCLIMATE; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER CONTENT;

PANAMA;

BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; PARMOTREMA; PARMOTREMA ENDOSULPHUREUM;

EID: 0037279535     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0367-2530-00077     Document Type: Article

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