Testate amoebae (Protista) communities in Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) B.S.G. (Bryophyta): Relationships with altitude, and moss elemental chemistry

Protist

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-436

  Mitchell, Edward A D ^a,c,d   Bragazza, Luca ^b   Gerdol, Renato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PROTISTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 10844239999     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434461042650334     Document Type: Article

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