Soil-associated lichens in rangelands of north-eastern Patagonia. Lichen groups and species with potential as bioindicators of grazing disturbance

Lichenologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 405-412

  Scutari, Nora C ^a   Bertiller, Mónica B ^a   Carrera, Analía L ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cryptogamic crusts; Saxicolous lichens; Terricolous lichens

Indexed keywords

ACAROSPORA; ACAROSPORA HEPPII; ASPICILIA; ASPICILIA CONTORTA; CALOPLACA; CALOPLACA HOLOCARPA; CATILLARIA; COLLEMA; COLLEMA COCCOPHORUM; LECANORA; LECANORA DISPERSA; PSORA; PSORA DECIPIENS; RINODINA BISCHOFFII; RINODINA MUCRONATULA;

EID: 9644289223     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282904014008     Document Type: Article

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