The Influence of Host Tree Species on the Distribution of Epiphytic Bromeliads in Experimental Monospecific Plantations, La Selva, Costa Rica
Epiphytes perform critical functions in primary tropical forests, but their ecological roles have only rarely been studied in secondary forests or in forest plantations. We assessed the composition and distribution of epiphytic bromeliad communities in four- and eight-year-old replicated experimenta...
Veröffentlicht in: | Biotropica. - Wiley. - 35(2003), 1, Seite 37-47 |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Biotropica |
Schlagworte: | biomass Bromeliaceae Costa Rica epiphytes Guzmania host tree specificity leaf area tropical forests Vriesea Biological sciences |
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