Bryophyte recolonization on burnt soil and logs

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2005, Pages 5-16

  Ryömä, Riitta ^a   Laaka Lindberg, Sanna ^a  

^a Lammi Biological Station   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnt wood; Colonization; Disturbed soil; Fire; Hepatics; Mosses

Indexed keywords

SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WOOD; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PLANNING;

BURNT WOOD; COLONIZATION; HEPATICS; MOSSES;

FORESTRY; SOILS;

FIRES; FORESTRY; MOSS; SOIL; SUBSTRATES; WOOD; BIODIVERSITY; PLANNING;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA;

EID: 27844447085     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14004080510043361     Document Type: Article

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