Estimating epiphytic lichen richness by single families in Mediterranean forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 187-193

  Aragón, Gregorio ^a   Belinchón, Rocío ^b   Martínez, Isabel ^a   Prieto, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epiphytic lichens; Forest structure; Indicator species; Mediterranean; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; FOREST STRUCTURE; INDICATOR SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FUNGI;

FORESTRY;

BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPIPHYTE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LICHEN; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

FORESTRY; FUNGI; LICHENS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84883791557     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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