Determinants of lichen diversity in a rain forest understory

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-529

  Dyer, L A ^a   Letourneau, D K ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Mutualisms; Piper cenocladum; Resource availability; Toxins; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ANT; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; LICHEN; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MUTUALISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAINFOREST; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYMBIONT; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TOXIN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; FORMICIDAE; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; PHEIDOLE BICORNIS; PIPER CENOCLADUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 34547117595     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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