Larch seed trees sustain arboreal lichens and encourage recolonization of regenerating stands

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-98

  Bunnell, Fred L ^a   Goward, Trevor ^b   Houde, Isabelle ^a   Björk, Curtis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Enlichened Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ungulate winter forage

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PH;

BRYORIA LICHEN; REGENERATING STANDS; UNGULATE WINTER FORAGE;

SOFTWOODS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORAGE; LARIX; LICHENS; PH; PINUS;

BRYORIA; CERVIDAE; LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS CONTORTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34247523699     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/22.2.94     Document Type: Article

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