Establishment success of lichen diaspores in young and old boreal rainforests: A comparison between Lobaria pulmonaria and L. scrobiculata

Lichenologist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-255

  Hilmo, Olga ^a   Rocha, Lester ^b   Holien, Håkon ^c   Gauslaa, Yngvar ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

diaspore size; epiphytes; Picea abies; reproduction; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; LOBARIA SCROBICULATA; PICEA ABIES; PULMONARIA;

EID: 79251498161     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282910000794     Document Type: Article

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