Epiphytic and epixylic lichen species diversity in Estonian natural forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1587-1607

  Jüriado, Inga ^a   Paal, Jaanus ^a   Liira, Jaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Boreo nemoral forests; Populus tremula; Red Data Book, Stand age

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LICHEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ESTONIA;

CONIFERALES; FUNGI; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0038189514     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023645730446     Document Type: Article

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