Diversity of subaerial algae and cyanobacteria growing on bark and wood in the lowland tropical forests of singapore

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Neustupa, Jiří ^a   Škaloud, Pavel ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceae; Cyanobacteria; Singapore; Subaerial algae; Trebouxiophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DICTYOCHLOROPSIS; PRINTZINA; PRINTZINA LAGENIFERA; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; TRENTEPOHLIALES;

EID: 77954158000     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.417     Document Type: Article

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