Corticolous byrophytes in microphyll fern forests in south east Queensland: distribution of Antarctic Beach (Nothofagus moorei)

Abstract Fine-scale variation in corticolous bryophyte communities was examined on the lower trunk of Antarctic beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees within microphyll fern forests of south-east Queensland. Analysis of the variation revealed that the composition and structure of the community altered with...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Austral Ecology
Main Authors: Franks, A., Bergstrom, D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Science Asia 2000
Subjects:
Border Ranges
Cool-temperate rainforest
Epiphyte
Lamington National Park
Liverwort
Moss
300604 Management and Environment
C1
620300 Forestry
Antarctic
Queensland
Antarc*
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:139966
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Summary:Abstract Fine-scale variation in corticolous bryophyte communities was examined on the lower trunk of Antarctic beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees within microphyll fern forests of south-east Queensland. Analysis of the variation revealed that the composition and structure of the community altered with both the height above ground level and the direction of exposure. Patterns of distribution were thought to primarily reflect changes in the moisture availability on and around the basal trunk of Nothofagus moorei trees and the degree of desiccation tolerance exhibited by the various taxa.

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