Diversity and vertical distribution of corticolous lichens in the montane rainforest of the Gran Piedra, Cube;Diversidad y distribución vertical de líquenes corticícolas en la pluvisilva montana de la Gran Piedra, Cuba

Botanica Complutensis

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-30

  Rosabal, Dania ^a   Burgaz, Ana Rosa ^b   Reyes, Orlando J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caribbean lichens; Epiphytes; Neotropic

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIDACEAE; PARMELIACEAE; THELOTREMATACEAE;

EID: 84867944662     PISSN: 02144565     EISSN: 19882874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev-BOCM.2012.v36.39439     Document Type: Article

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