Colony expansion of Neckera pennata: Modelled growth rate and effect of microhabitat, competition, and precipitation

Bryologist

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-301

  Wiklund, Karin ^a   Rydin, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Colony age; Colony size; Ecology; Epiphyte; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; NECKERA; NECKERA PENNATA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 4243088035     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2004)107[0293:CEONPM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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