The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal

Lichenologist

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-96

  Baniya, Chitra Bahadur ^a,d   Solhøy, Torstein ^a,d   Gauslaa, Yngvar ^b   Palmer, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Altitude; Endemism; Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77952521702     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282909008627     Document Type: Article

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