Iron and phosphate uptake in epiphytic and saxicolous lichens differing in their pH requirements

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-138

  Paul, Alexander ^a   Hauck, Markus ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcifuge calcicole behavior; Iron; Lichenized ascomycetes; Phosphorus; Substratum pH

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; EPIPHYTE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LICHEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TOLERANCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; LECANORA MURALIS; PARMELIOPSIS AMBIGUA; PHAEOPHYSCIA ORBICULARIS; PLATISMATIA GLAUCA;

EID: 69349086513     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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