An investigation of the role of water (rain and dew) in controlling the growth form of lichens on cobbles in the negev desert

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-346

  Kidron, Giora J ^a   Temina, Marina ^b   Starinsky, Avraham ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cobbles; Dew; Endolithic and epilithic lichens; Negev desert

Indexed keywords

DEW; ENDOLITHON; EPILITHON; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LICHEN; RAINWATER;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 79957849670     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2010.501707     Document Type: Article

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