Contrasting functional traits maintain lichen epiphyte diversity in response to climate and autogenic succession

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1643-1656

  Ellis, Christopher J ^a   Coppins, Brian J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diversity; Aspen; Biodiversity conservation; Climatic gradient; Community succession; Functional ecology; Indicator species; Populus tremula; Scotland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 33747031984     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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