Lichen responses to nitrogen and phosphorus additions can be explained by the different symbiont responses

New Phytologist

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 795-805

  Johansson, Otilia ^a   Olofsson, Johan ^a   Giesler, Reiner ^a   Palmqvist, Kristin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Epiphytic lichens; Fertilization experiment; Growth rate; Nitrogen deposition; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EPIPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LICHEN; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LICHEN (ORGANISM); METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; SYMBIOSIS;

CHLOROPHYLL; FUNGI; LICHENS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SWEDEN; SYMBIOSIS;

ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA; ALGAE; FUNGI; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; PLATISMATIA GLAUCA; PULMONARIA;

EID: 79960555356     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03739.x     Document Type: Article

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