New population models help explain declines in the globally rare boreal felt lichen Erioderma pedicellatum in Newfoundland

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-189

  Goudie, R Ian ^a   Scheidegger, Christoph ^b   Hanel, Claudia ^c   Munier, Anne ^d   Conway, Eugene ^e  

^a LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Environment and Conservation   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Newfoundland Lichen Education and Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal felt lichen; Demography; Population model; Stable stage distribut

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; LICHEN; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ALCES ALCES; ERIODERMA PEDICELLATUM;

EID: 80054751103     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00326     Document Type: Article

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