The effect of traditional management burning on lichen diversity

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-538

  Davies, G Matt ^a   Legg, Colin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Calluna vulgaris; Cladonia; Fire; Heathland; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CLADONIA;

EID: 58849109848     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18566     Document Type: Article

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