Influence of substrate type and forest age on bryophyte species distribution in Tasmanian mixed forest

Bryologist

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-85

  Turner, Perpetua A M ^a   Pharo, Emma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age class; Bryophyte; Eucalypt; Forest; Management; Old growth; Substrate; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844363717     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[67:IOSTAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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