Size of Acer saccharum hosts does not influence growth of mature bryophyte gametophytes in Adirondack northern hardwood forests

Bryologist

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 302-311

  McGee, Gregory G ^a   Kimmerer, Robin W ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

"Gradient in time" hypothesis; Anomodon; Epiphytes; Leucodon; Neckera; Porella; Rauiella; Succession; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ANOMODON; ANOMODON ATTENUATUS; ANOMODON RUGELII; BRACHYTHECIUM; BRACHYTHECIUM OXYCLADON; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; LEUCODON; LEUCODON BRACHYPUS; NECKERA; NECKERA PENNATA; PORELLA PLATYPHYLLOIDEA; PTERIDOPHYTA; RAUIELLA; RAUIELLA SCITA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 4243142586     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2004)107[0302:SOASHD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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