Biomass, diversity and composition of epiphytic macrolichens in primary and secondary forests in the subtropical Ailao Mountains, SW China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1760-1770

  Li, Su ^a,b   Liu, Wenyao ^a   Wang, Lisong ^c   Ma, Wenzhang ^a,c   Song, Liang ^a,b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Canopy openness; Community structure; Epiphytic lichen; Evergreen broad leaved forest; Litterfall; Middle aged oak secondary forest (MOSF)

Indexed keywords

CANOPY OPENNESS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EPIPHYTIC LICHEN; EVERGREEN BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; LITTERFALLS; MIDDLE-AGED OAK SECONDARY FOREST (MOSF);

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TROPICS;

CONSERVATION;

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EPIPHYTE; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LICHEN; LITTERFALL; PHYTOMASS; SECONDARY FOREST; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONSERVATION; FORESTS; LICHENS; TROPICS;

AILAO MOUNTAINS; CHINA; YUNNAN;

NEPHROMOPSIS ORNATA; POPULUS;

EID: 79954986199     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.037     Document Type: Article

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