Element microdistribution in the bark of Abies balsamea and Picea rubens and its impact on epiphytic lichen abundance on Whiteface Mountain, New York

Flora

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-303

  Schmull, Michaela ^a   Hauck, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bark chemistry; Element availability; Lichen ecology; Manganese immobilization; Manganese toxicity; Mn Fe ratio

Indexed keywords

BARK; EPIPHYTE; IMMOBILIZATION; LICHEN; MANGANESE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TOXICITY;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES; WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; FUNGI; HYPOGYMNIA; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0042787035     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0367-2530-00101     Document Type: Article

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