Lichens from the Hudson Bay Lowlands: Diversity in the southeastern peatlands of Wapusk National Park, Manitoba

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1781-1793

  Piercey Normore, Michele D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladonia; Diversity; Floristic study; Lichens; Raised beach ridges

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS; MAMMALS;

CLADONIA; FLORISTIC STUDY; GENETIC DIVERSITY; RAISED BEACH RIDGES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENETIC VARIATION; LICHEN; LIFE HISTORY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PEATLAND; RAISED BEACH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH; MAMMALS; PLANTS;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WAPUSK NATIONAL PARK;

ALGAE; AYTHYA AMERICANA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CLADONIA; CLADONIA ARBUSCULA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; LEPTOGIUM; LICHENOMPHALIA HUDSONIANA; MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 34347209371     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-141     Document Type: Article

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