A study of the epiphytic communities of Atlantic oak woods along an atmospheric nitrogen deposition gradient

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 482-492

  Mitchell, R J ^a   Truscot, A M ^a   Leith, I D ^a   Cape, J N ^a   Van Dijk, N ^a   Tang, Y S ^a   Fowler, D ^a   Sutton, M A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Critical loads; Eutrophication; Indicator species; Lichens

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BRYOPHYTE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LICHEN; NITROGEN;

ATRA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CALICIUM VIRIDE; CHRYSOTHRIX; CLADONIA CHLOROPHAEA; GRAPHINA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; HYPOTRACHYNA; LECANIA CYRTELLA; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; MELANELIA FULIGINOSA; OPEGRAPHA; ORTHOTRICHUM AFFINE; PARMELIA SAXATILIS; PERTUSARIA HYMENEA; PHYLLOSPORA; PLAGIOCHILA; PLAGIOCHILA ATLANTICA; PULMONARIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ATLANTICA; THELOTREMA LEPADINUM; USNEA; USNEA SUBFLORIDANA;

EID: 20444378190     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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