Causes of the large variation in bryophyte species richness and composition among boreal streamside forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-346

  Hylander, Kristoffer ^a,b   Dynesius, Mats ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gradient; Habitat; Headwater stream; Liverwort; Moss; Nested subset; Niche; Ordination; PCA; pH; RANDNEST; Riparian forest; Species turnover; Substrate

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BOREAL FOREST; BOULDER; HABITAT QUALITY; LIVERWORT; MOSS; PH; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; STREAM CHANNEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA;

EID: 33746901624     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)017[0333:COTLVI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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