Dynamics of epiphytic macrolichen abundance, diversity and composition in boreal forest

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 181-189

  Bartels, Samuel F ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Host specificity; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Macrolichens; Overstorey type; Species cover; Species richness, wildfire; Stand age

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE CLASS; AGE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EPIPHYTE; FOREST COVER; LICHEN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERSTORY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

CANADA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84921512379     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12360     Document Type: Article

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