Effects of neighboring vascular plants on the abundance of bryophytes in different vegetation types

Polar Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-208

  Jägerbrand, Annika K ^a   Kudo, Gaku ^a   Alatalo, Juha M ^b   Molau, Ulf ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GOTLAND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic; Chlorophyll a b; Fertilization; Moss; OTC; Shrub; Warming effect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BRYOPHYTE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DOMINANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEATHLAND; LEAF AREA; LICHEN; MEADOW; SHRUB; TUNDRA; VASCULAR PLANT; WARMING;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863864031     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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