Response of epiphytic lichens on Populus tremula in a selective cutting experiment

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1124-1134

  Hedenås, Henrik ^a   Ericson, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aspen; Boreal forests; Conservation; Cyanolichens; Epiphytic lichens; Forest management; Forestry; Green tree retention; Lichen growth; Populus tremula; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION; CUTTING; EPIPHYTE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LICHEN;

COLLEMA; COLLEMA CURTISPORUM; COLLEMA FURFURACEUM; LEPTOGIUM; LEPTOGIUM SATURNINUM; MYCOBILIMBIA; MYCOBILIMBIA CARNEOALBIDA; MYCOBILIMBIA EPIXANTHOIDES; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0346899483     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)13[1124:ROELOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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