Species composition and life forms of epiphytic bryophytes in old-growth and secondary forests in Mt. Ailao, SW China

Cryptogamie, Bryologie

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-500

  Ma, Wen Zhang ^a,b,d   Liu, Wen Yao ^a,c   Li, Xing Jiang ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Coarse Woody Debris; Epiphytic bryophytes; Life forms; Mt. Ailao; Old growth forests; Secondary forests; Species composition; Sw China

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SECONDARY FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AILAO MOUNTAINS; CHINA; YUNNAN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; METEORIACEAE;

EID: 72249110025     PISSN: 12900796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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