Epiphyte communities on redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in northwestern California

Bryologist

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 420-452

  Williams, Cameron B ^a   Sillett, Stephen C ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; California; Community ecology; Epiphyte; Lichen; Old growth forest; Redwood; Sequoia sempervirens; Tree structure

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; BUXBAUMIA PIPERI; CALICIUM; ICMADOPHILA ERICETORUM; POLYPODIUM SCOULERI; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS; TRACHEOPHYTA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM OVATUM;

EID: 34547590566     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[420:ECORSS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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