The Amazon Epiphyte Network: A First Glimpse Into Continental-Scale Patterns of Amazonian Vascular Epiphyte Assemblages

The Amazon Epiphyte Network: A First Glimpse Into Continental-Scale Patterns of Amazonian Vascular Epiphyte Assemblages

Epiphytes are still an understudied plant group in Amazonia. The aim of this study was to identify distributional patterns and conservation priorities for vascular epiphyte assemblages (VEA) across Amazonia. We compiled the largest Amazonian epiphyte plot database to date, through a multinational co...

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Main Authors: Adriano Quaresma, Charles E. Zartman, Maria T. F. Piedade, Florian Wittmann, Mario A. G. Jardim, Mariana V. Irume, Ana M. Benavides, Leandro Freitas, José J. Toledo, Carlos R. Boelter, Flávio Obermüller, Alvaro J. Duque, Viviane P. Klein, Maikel L. G. Mari, Jochen Schöngart, Edith Arenas, Edwin T. Pos, Alejandra Vasco, Renske Ek, Faline D. M. Plantenga, Joost F. Duivenvoorden, Koos Biesmeijer, Irene M. A. Bender, Hans ter Steege
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
Amazon environments
epiphytes habitat
distribution
Neotropics
oligarchic species
rain forest
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.828759/full

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