Bryophyte responses to microclimatic edge effects across riparian buffers

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1474-1486

  Stewart, Katherine J ^a   Mallik, Azim U ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Bryophyte; Ecotone; Edge effects; Forest management; Habitat condition; Life strategies; Microclimate; Ontario, Canada; Phytometer; Riparian buffers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; BUFFER ZONE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROCLIMATE; MOSS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; THUNDER BAY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONIFEROPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; POLYTRICHUM COMMUNE;

EID: 33747149561     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1474:BRTMEE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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