Growth performance of Cladina stellaris following caribou disturbance in subarctic Québec

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-355

  Boudreau, Stéphane ^a   Payette, Serge ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caribou disturbance; Cladina stellaris; Ecological succession; Lichen growth; Lichen spruce woodland; Northern Qu bec; Subarctic

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GRAZING; GROWTH; LICHEN; TRAMPLING; UNGULATE; WOODLAND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

CLADINA STELLARIS; CLADONIA; CLADONIA STELLARIS; FUNGI; PICEA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 6044224689     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682842     Document Type: Article

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