The influence of overstorey Populus on epiphytic lichens in subboreal spruce forests of British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-154

  Campbell, Jocelyn ^a   Bradfield, Gary E ^a   Prescott, Cindy E ^a   Fredeen, Arthur L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; FOREST SITE TYPES; LEVEL DIFFERENCE; LIGHT CONDITIONS; POPULUS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPRUCE FOREST; THROUGHFALL; TREE SPECIES; UNDERSTOREY;

CALCIUM; MANGANESE; MOISTURE; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHORUS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; OVERSTORY; SAPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALCIUM; FORESTRY; MANGANESE; MOISTURE; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHORUS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; POPULUS;

EID: 75649140554     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-175     Document Type: Article

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