Bryophyte diversity and ecology of two geologically contrasting Antarctic islands

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-206

  Lewis Smith, Ronald I ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Communities; Inter island diversity; Liverworts; Mosses

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA;

EID: 27144448032     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328205X69940     Document Type: Article

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