Differential interception and evaporation of fog, dew and water vapour and elemental accumulation by lichens explain their relative abundance in a coastal desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-80

  Maphangwa, K W ^a   Musil, C F ^b   Raitt, L ^c   Zedda, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dew; Fog; Lysimeters; Rainfall; Ramalina sp.; Teloschistes capensis; Water vapour adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CANOPY EXCHANGE; DESERT; DEW; EVAPORATION; FOG; INTERCEPTION; LICHEN; LYSIMETER; RAINFALL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WATER VAPOR;

RAMALINA; TELOSCHISTES;

EID: 84858719010     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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