Partitioning the role of climate, pollution and old-growth woodland in the composition and richness of lichen epiphytes in Scotland

Lichenologist

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 601-614

  Ellis, Christopher J ^a   Coppins, Brian J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioclimatic modelling; climate change; conservation strategy; species composition; species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957234404     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282910000198     Document Type: Article

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