Logging strategy influences colonization of common chlorolichens on branches of Picea abies

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 983-996

  Hilmo, Olga ^a   Holien, Håkon ^b   Hytteborn, Håkan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Branches; Chlorolichens; Colonization; Diaspores; Epiphytic lichen; Establishment; Growth rate; Logging; Needles; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; COLONIZATION; FOREST EDGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LICHEN; LOGGING (TIMBER);

ABIES; CAVERNULARIA HULTENII; HYPOGYMNIA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PLATISMATIA;

EID: 20444421881     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0469     Document Type: Article

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