Short-term monitoring of aridland lichen cover and biomass using photography and fatty acids

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 869-878

  Bowker, Matthew A ^a   Johnson, Nancy C ^a   Belnap, Jayne ^b   Koch, George W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cryptobiotic crusts; Cryptogams; Ecological indicators; PLFA; Rangeland health monitoring; Repeat photography

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACID; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LICHEN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RANGELAND; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; COLLEMA; COLLEMA TENAX; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 42049089294     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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