Bryophytes and lichens of a calcium-rich spring seep isolated on the granitic terrain of Mt. Katahdin, Maine, U.S.A.

Rhodora

Volumn 107, Issue 932, 2005, Pages 339-358

  Miller, Norton G ^a   Fryday, Alan M ^b   Hinds, James W ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Base rich spring seep; Bryophytes; Calcicole; Lichens; Maine; Microrefugia; Mt. Katahdin; Rich fen

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CATILLARIA; HYMENELIA; LECANORA; LOESKYPNUM WICKESIAE; NECKERA PENNATA; PSEUDOLESKEA RADICOSA; THELIDIUM; TORTELLA TORTUOSA; WARNSTORFIA;

EID: 32644449663     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3119/05-7.1     Document Type: Article

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