Consequences of disturbance on epiphytic lichens in boreal and near boreal forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1933-1944

  Johansson, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crustose lichens; Forest fire; Forestry; Green tree retention; Lichen functional group

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COLONIZATION; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; LICHEN; PERSISTENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 49149087272     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.05.013     Document Type: Review

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