Population size and fire intensity determine post-fire abundance in grassland lichens

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-198

  Johansson, P ^a,b   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diploschistes; Disturbance threshold; Extinction risk; Life history; Old field; Peltigera; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

CLADONIA; DIPLOSCHISTES; PELTIGERA;

EID: 32044466530     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2005)008[0193:PSAFID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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