Effect of simulated reindeer grazing on the re-growth capacity of mat-forming lichens

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-121

  Gaio Oliveira, Gisela ^a,b   Moen, Jon ^b   Danell, Öje ^c   Palmqvist, Kristin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cladina stellaris; Microclimate; Photobiont density; Relative growth rate; Water content; Water economy; Wet active time

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLADONIA; CLADONIA STELLARIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 32144436148     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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