Contrasting responses of epiphytic and terricolous lichens to variations in forest characteristics in northern boreal ecosystems

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 595-606

  Boudreault, Catherine ^a   Drapeau, Pierre ^a   Bouchard, Mathieu ^b   St Laurent, Martin Hugues ^c   Imbeau, Louis ^d   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Direction des Inventaires Forestiers   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Bryoria; Cladonia; Epiphytes; Lichen

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

BOREAL FORESTS; BRYORIA; CLADONIA; EPIPHYTES; LICHEN;

FUNGI;

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE EFFECT; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; EPIPHYTE; FOREST FIRE; LICHEN; WOODLAND;

FORESTS; GROWTH; LICHENS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALECTORIA; ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA; BRYORIA; CLADONIA; EVERNIA; EVERNIA MESOMORPHA; USNEA;

EID: 84928381143     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0529     Document Type: Article

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