Ground vegetation carbon and its relation to climate and species richness

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-527

  Solon, Jerzy ^a   Roo Zielińska, Ewa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon pool; Climate factors; Dwarfshrubs; Geographical variability; Lichens; Mosses; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0346127455     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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