Growth, reproduction, and population structure in four alpine lichens during 240 years of primary colonization

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1356-1362

  Hestmark, Geir ^a   Skogesal, Olav ^a   Skullerud, Øystein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lichen growth rates; Plant life histories; Size structure; Umbilicaria

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GLACIERS;

ALPINE LICHENS; POPULATION SIZE STRUCTURE; THALLUS DIAMETER; UMBILICARIA PROBOSCIDEA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLONIZATION; GROWTH RATE; LICHEN; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; TRADE-OFF;

BIODIVERSITY; LICHENS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JOTUNHEIMEN NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; OPPLAND; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

UMBILICARIA; UMBILICARIA CYLINDRICA; UMBILICARIA HYPERBOREA; UMBILICARIA PROBOSCIDEA;

EID: 9344251078     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-068     Document Type: Article

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