The influence of climate on the distribution of lichens: A case study in a borderline area (Liguria, NW Italy)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-272

  Giordani, Paolo ^a   Incerti, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic indicators; Distributional pattern; Epiphytic lichen; NPMR; Poikilohydric organisms

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; NICHE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTA;

EID: 41049097881     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9324-7     Document Type: Article

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