Significance of old aspen (Populus tremula) trees for the occurrence of lichen photobionts

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 380-387

  Hedenås, Henrik ^a   Blomberg, Patrik ^a   Ericson, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Cyanobacteria; Forest management; Green algae; Green tree retention; Lichen establishment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CLEARCUTTING; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREEN ALGA; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LICHEN; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOCYSTIS; NOSTOC; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; SCYTONEMA; TREBOUXIA; TRENTEPOHLIA;

EID: 33845971470     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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