Radial growth of Rhizocarpon section Rhizocarpon lichen thalli over six years at snoqualmie pass in the Cascade Range, Washington State

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-415

  Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOCARPON;

EID: 28844459347     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0411:RGORSR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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