Long-term biomonitoring of lichen and bryophyte biodiversity at Burnham Beeches SAC and global environmental change

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-208

  Purvis, O William ^a   Tittley, I ^a   Chimonides, P D Jim ^a   Bamber, Roger ^a   Hayes, Peta A ^a   James, Peter W ^a   Rumsey, Fred J ^a   Read, Helen ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b City of London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Bryophyte; Climate change; Episode; Lichen; Pollution; Public policy

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FAGUS; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; INVERTEBRATA; LECANORA CONIZAEOIDES;

EID: 78650355874     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772001003782088     Document Type: Article

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