Factors influencing bryophyte assemblage at different scales in the Western Canadian boreal forest

Bryologist

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-100

  Mills, Suzanne E ^a,b   Macdonald, S Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Boreal forest; Bryophytes; Dead wood; Decay class; Liverwort; Microenvironment; Microsite; Moss; Species assemblage

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844352959     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[86:FIBAAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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