Global warming and alternative causes of decline in arctic-alpine and boreal-montane lichens in north-western Central Europe

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2653-2661

  Hauck, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arctic alpine; Boreal montane; Climate change; Land use; Late 20th century warming; Lichens

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND USE; LICHEN; MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION DECLINE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 66749092955     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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