Contrasting the abundance, nitrogen, and carbon of epiphytic macrolichen species between host trees and soil types in a sub-boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-42

  Campbell, Jocelyn ^a,b   Fredeen, Arthur L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon pool; Lichen abundance; Lichen nutrition; Nitrogen pool; Soil texture; Sub boreal forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

CARBON POOL; LICHEN NUTRITION; NITROGEN POOL; SOIL TEXTURE;

FUNGI;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; LICHENS; NITROGEN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; BRYORIA; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PULMONARIA;

EID: 34249338649     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-139     Document Type: Article

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