Polypodium appalachianum: An unusual tree canopy epiphyte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

American Fern Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-41

  Keller, Harold W ^a   Davison, Paul G ^b   Haufler, Christopher H ^c   Lesmeister, Damon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; COLLEMBOLA; INSECTA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POLYPODIUM APPALACHIANUM; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0038241691     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2003)093[0036:PAAUTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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