terricolous


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terricolous

(tĕ-rĭk′ə-ləs)
adj.
Living on or in the ground: terricolous worms.
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In the course of the study of terricolous testate amoebae of the neotropical area of Ecuador's mountain habitats (Krashevska et al., 2007, 2012) 135 testate amoebae taxa were identified in 36 samples.
Amebas testadas de Peru: llenando un vacio en el Neotropico
verticillata (Hoffm.) Ahti terricolous Cladonia coniocrea (Florke) Spring.
Lichen diversity in the Edough Peninsula, North East of Algeria/Diversidad liquenica en la peninsula Edough, noreste de Argelia
Cladonia cristatella Tuck.--Lignicolous (log), corticolous (Pinus slrobus cone); terricolous. 13148 (XVI), 13182 (VI), 13352 & 13368 (IX).
Lichens and allied fungi of Awenda Provincial Park, Ontario: diversity and conservation status
The Lecanorales have five families: Parmeliaceae, Ramalinaceae Lecanoraceae, Stereocalulaceae, and finally, we have the family of the Cladoniaceae: it contains three taxa among the terricolous species which we have listed.
Diversity of lichens flora in Oran area (north western Algeria)
Terricolous thallophytes use the same substrate as vascular plants, but have no roots and are poikilohydric.
Descripcion y validacion de sintaxones europeos de la vegetacion dominada por briofitos, liquenes y algas
Eldridge DG (1996) Distribution and Floristics of Terricolous Lichens in Soil Crusts in Arid and Semi-arid New South Wales.
A limited vegetation survey of Cocoparra National Park and Cocoparra nature reserve
Abdel-Azeem AM, Abdel-Moneim TS, Ibrahim ME, Hassan MAA, Saleh MY (2007) Effects of long-term heavy metal contamination on diversity of terricolous fungi and nematodes in Egypt--a case study.
Plant-induced differentiation of soil variables and nematode community structure in a Mediterranean serpentine ecosystem
This cyanobacterial lichen is mainly terricolous, with a thick thallus and submural spores.
Significant fern, lichen and bryophyte collections from the UAE and northern Oman, including five new records for the Arabian Peninsula
Water distribution within terricolous lichens revealed by scanning electron microscopy and its relevance in soil crust ecology.
Costras Biologicas: "Ingenieras del suelo" en ecosistemas aridos y semiaridos
The substrates upon which each lichen was growing were also noted: terricolous (clay or soil), saxicolous (concrete, dolomite, or granite), corticolous (the bark of trees or shrubs), lignicolous (wood or decorticate logs) or other (rusted metal, animal bones, fungi, mosses, etc.).
The lichen flora of the Joliet Military Training Area
Terricolous spiders (Araneae) of insecticide-treated spruce-fir forests in west-central Maine.
Sublethal exposure to a neurotoxic pesticide affects activity rhythms and patterns of four spider species
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