Patterns of dispersal and establishment of bryophytes colonizing natural and experimental treefall mounds in northern hardwood forests

Bryologist

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 391-401

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophyte ecology; Colonization; Dispersal; Disturbance; Propagules; Treefall mounds

Indexed keywords

ATRICHUM ANGUSTATUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; DICRANELLA HETEROMALLA; DIPHYSCIUM FOLIOSUM; POGONATUM; POLYTRICHUM OHIOENSE;

EID: 23844536469     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[0391:PODAEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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