Growth of Mosses in Relation to Climate Factors in a Hypermaritime Coastal Peatland in British Columbia, Canada

Bryologist

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 516-527

  Asada, Taro ^a   Warner, Barry G ^a   Banner, Allen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; PTERIDOPHYTA; RACOMITRIUM; RACOMITRIUM LANUGINOSUM; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM AUSTINII; SPHAGNUM FUSCUM; SPHAGNUM LINDBERGII; SPHAGNUM PACIFICUM; SPHAGNUM PAPILLOSUM; SPHAGNUM RUBELLUM; SPHAGNUM TENELLUM;

EID: 0348195939     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2003)106[516:GOMIRT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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