Diversity and ecology of soil lichens in the Knersvlakte (South Africa)

Bryologist

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-29

  Zedda, Luciana ^a   Rambold, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Digital photography; Knersvlakte; Lichens; Namaqualand; Republic of South Africa; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BUELLIA; CALOPLACA; COLLEMA COCCOPHORUM; PLACIDIUM; PSORA; TONINIA; TONINIA RUGINOSA; XANTHOPARMELIA;

EID: 61949414209     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-112.1.19     Document Type: Article

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