Sphagnum establishment and expansion in black spruce (Picea mariana) boreal forests

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-50

  Fenton, Nicole J ^a   Béland, Catherine ^a,b,c   De Blois, Sylvie ^b   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Feathermosses; Sphagnum capillifolium; Substrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUBSTRATES;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FEATHERMOSSES; SPHAGNUM CAPILLIFOLIUM;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; BRYOPHYTE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COLONY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MOSS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGE EXPANSION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUBSTRATE;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; SPHAGNUM; SUBSTRATES;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PICEA MARIANA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CAPILLIFOLIUM;

EID: 34249320811     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-148     Document Type: Article

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