Epiphytic macrolichen communities along regional gradients in northern Norway

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-208

  Werth, S ^a,b   Tommervik H ^c   Elvebakk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental variation; Human impact; Lichen; Macroclimate; Ordination; Spatial variation; Variance partitioning

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LICHEN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 20444436432     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02356.x     Document Type: Article

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