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Lichen zonation on UK rocky seashores: a trait-based approach to delineating marine and maritime lichens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2023

Beth Tindall-Jones ,
Michael Cunliffe  and
Nathan Chrismas Open the ORCID record for Nathan Chrismas [Opens in a new window]
Beth Tindall-Jones
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, UK School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Michael Cunliffe
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, UK School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Nathan Chrismas*
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, UK
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Author for Correspondence: Nathan Chrismas. E-mail: [email protected]
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The Lichenologist , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , March 2023 , pp. 91 - 99
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