Diversity and vertical distribution of epiphytic macrolichens in lowland rain forest and lowland cloud forest of French Guiana

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1111-1118

  Normann, Felix ^a   Weigelt, Patrick ^a   Gehrig Downie, Christine ^a   Gradstein, S Robbert ^a   Sipman, Harrie J M ^b   Obregon, André ^c   Bendix, Jörg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanolichens; Epiphytic lichens; French Guiana; Microclimate; Rainforest; Species diversity; Tropical lowland cloud forest

Indexed keywords

CYANOLICHENS; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; FRENCH GUIANA; MICROCLIMATE; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL LOWLAND CLOUD FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; FOG; RAIN; TROPICS;

FORESTRY;

CLOUD FOREST; EPIPHYTE; FUNGUS; GREEN ALGA; HUMIDITY; LICHEN; MICROCLIMATE; RAINFOREST; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMIDITY; LICHENS; PRECIPITATION; RAIN; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

FRENCH GUIANA;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; COCCOCARPIACEAE; PARMELIACEAE;

EID: 77957862009     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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