Biotic soil crust lichen diversity and conservation in shrub-steppe habitats of Oregon and Washington

Bryologist

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 796-812

  Root, Heather T ^a   Miller, Jesse E D ^b   McCune, Bruce ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarospora; biological soil crusts; climate models; Fuscopannaria cyanolepra; Rhizocarpon diploschistidina; sagebrush steppe; soil texture; Texosporium

Indexed keywords

ACAROSPORA; ACAROSPORA OBPALLENS; ACAROSPORA SCHLEICHERI; ACAROSPORA TERRICOLA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CATAPYRENIUM PSOROMOIDES; FUSCOPANNARIA; PLACIDIUM; PLACIDIUM PILOSELLUM; PSORA LURIDELLA; RHIZOCARPON; TEXOSPORIUM; TEXOSPORIUM SANCTI-JACOBI;

EID: 84855463067     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-114.4.796     Document Type: Article

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