Effect of nutrient application on growth rate and competitive ability of three foliose lichen species

Lichenologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Welch, A R ^a   Gillman, M P ^b   John, E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Fertilizer experiment; Growth; Lichen; Nutrient enrichment; Split plot

Indexed keywords

PARMELIA CAPERATA; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 33646517486     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282906004555     Document Type: Article

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