Contrasting fundamental and realized ecological niches with epiphytic lichen transplants in an old-growth Pseudotsuga forest

Bryologist

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-172

  Antoine, Marie E ^a,b   McCune, Bruce ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Epiphytes; Fundamental niche; Letharia; Lichen; Lobaria; Old growth forests; Transplants; Usnea

Indexed keywords

ABIES; LETHARIA; LETHARIA VULPINA; LOBARIA; LOBARIA OREGANA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; USNEA;

EID: 2942616540     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2004)107[0163:CFAREN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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