Monthly fluctuations in radial growth of individual lobes of the lichen Parmelia conspersa (Erhr. ex Ach.) Ach

Symbiosis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Lobe division; Marginal lobes; Parmelia conspersa; Radial growth; Temporal fluctuations; Thallus symmetry; Time series

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; GROWTH; LICHEN; RAINFALL; TIME SERIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GWYNEDD; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

PARMELIA CONSPERSA;

EID: 62949202547     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179965     Document Type: Article

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