Conservation of epiphytic lichens: Significance of remnant aspen (Populus tremula) trees in clear-cuts

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 388-395

  Hedenås, Henrik ^a,b   Hedström, Per ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Cyanolichen; Forest management; Forestry; Green tree retention; Remnant trees

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COLONIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECIDUOUS TREE; EPIPHYTE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LICHEN; NATURE CONSERVATION; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALGAE; BIATORA EPIXANTHOIDES; COLLEMA CURTISPORUM; COLLEMA FURFURACEUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOGIUM SATURNINUM; MYCOBILIMBIA CARNEOALBIDA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 33846009404     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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