What makes a good phorophyte? Predicting occupancy, species richness and abundance of vascular epiphytes in a lowland seasonal tropical forest

Epiphytes typically exhibit clustered distribution patterns, but predicting the spatial variation of their distribution at fine scales has long been a challenge. Taking advantage of a canopy crane giving access to 1.1 ha of lowland seasonal rainforest in Yunnan (China), we assess here which factors...

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Main Authors: Ting Shen, Liang Song, Flavien Collart, Antoine Guisan, Yang Su, Hai-Xia Hu, Yi Wu, Jin-Long Dong, Alain Vanderpoorten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1007473/full