Do Antarctic lichens modify microclimate and facilitate vascular plants in the maritime Antarctic? A comment to Molina-Montenegro et al.(2014)

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 601-605

  Casanova Katny, Angélica ^a   Palfner, Götz ^a   Torres Mellado, Gustavo A ^a   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic flora; Antarctica; Colobanthus quitensis; Cushion plants; Deschampsia antarctica; Mosses; Nurse plants; Positive interaction; Sanionia; Usnea antarctica; Usnea aurantiacoatra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894385817     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12122     Document Type: Article

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