The influence of multi-scale environmental variables on the distribution of terricolous lichens in a fog desert

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 831-838

  Lalley, Jennifer S ^a   Viles, Heather A ^a   Copeman, Neil ^a   Cowley, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; DCA; DCCA; Namib Desert; Namibia

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DESERT SOIL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT QUALITY; LICHEN; PH; RIVER CHANNEL; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846918903     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)17[831:TIOMEV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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