Vertical distribution and nitrogen content of epiphytic macrolichen functional groups in sub-boreal forests of central British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 329, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-128

  Kobylinski, Ania ^a   Fredeen, Arthur L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Lichen diversity; Lichen epiphyte abundances; Lobaria; Nitrogen; Picea glauca x engelmannii

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNGI; NITROGEN;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; LICHEN DIVERSITY; LICHEN EPIPHYTE ABUNDANCES; LOBARIA; PICEA GLAUCA;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EPIPHYTE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEIGHT; LICHEN; NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PICEA GLAUCA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84904038408     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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