The importance of host tree age, size and growth rate as determinants of epiphytic lichen diversity in boreal spruce forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3579-3596

  Lie, Marit H ^a   Arup, Ulf ^b   Grytnes, John Arvid ^c   Ohlson, Mikael ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Crustose lichens; Epiphytic lichens; Species richness; Tree age; Tree size

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 77954953593     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9661-z     Document Type: Article

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