Site factors determining epiphytic lichen distribution in a dieback-affected spruce-fir forest on Whiteface Mountain, New York: Microclimate

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Hauck, Markus ^a   Hofmann, Erika ^a   Schmull, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epiphytic lichens; Evaporation; Forest dieback; Light (PPFD); Relative humidity; Temperature; Water holding capacity of bark

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 33645534269     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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