Effects of forest characteristics on the abundance of alectorioid lichens in northern Finland

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2955-2965

  Jaakkola, Lotta Maaria ^a,c   Helle, Timo Päiviö ^a   Soppela, Jussi ^b   Kuitunen, Markku Tapio ^c   Yrjönen, Mikko Juhani ^a,d  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Rovaniemi Polytechnic   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d Regional Council of Central Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY;

FOREST CHARACTERISTICS; MATURE FORESTS; WOODLAND CARIBOU;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; LICHEN;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; LICHENS; PICEA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; LEMMENJOKI NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; OULANKA NATIONAL PARK; PALLAS OUNASTUNTURI NATIONAL PARK; SCANDINAVIA;

ALECTORIA; BRYORIA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS; USNEA;

EID: 34247223746     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-178     Document Type: Article

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