The influence of environmental factors on the spatial distribution of saxicolous lichens in a Norwegian coastal community

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 525-534

  Bjelland, Torbjørg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lichen rock interface; Logistic regression; Micro environment; Stochastic variation; Variation partitioning; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORISTICS; LICHEN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NORWAY; VINGEN;

CORALLINA; FUNGI; FUSCIDEA CYATHOIDES; OCHROLECHIA; OCHROLECHIA TARTAREA; OPHIOPARMA; OPHIOPARMA VENTOSA; PERTUSARIA; PERTUSARIA CORALLINA;

EID: 0141975398     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02179.x     Document Type: Article

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