The forest canopy is fundamentally important in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem
function. Cryptogamic epiphytes are dominant tree bole and canopy elements in temperate …

Summary S. Robbert Gradstein (Albrecht von Haller Institute of Pflant Sciences, University of
Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany), Steven P. Churchill (Missouri …

1. Introducción a Sierra Andina Ecuatoriana es una zona muy diversa en cuanto a
ecosistemas. Por su topografía inclinada y su gran rango altitudinal y latitudinal, se puede …

Epiphytes contribute up to over 30% of the vascular plant diversity of old-growth tropical rain
forests, but little is known about their occurrence in exploited forests that are structurally …

As indicated in the introductory chapter to this book, knowledge of tropical montane cloud
forest (TMCF) occurrence, biodiversity, hydrology, and ecological functioning has increased …

Species richness, community composition and ecology of cryptogamic epiphytes
(bryophytes, macrolichens) were studied in upper montane primary, early secondary and …

Epiphytic biomass, canopy humus and associated canopy water storage capacity are known
to vary greatly between old-growth tropical montane cloud forests but for regenerating …

A transect of 47 mature trees was studied within an Atlantic rain-forest plot in northeastern
Brazil to determinate effects of phorophyte specificity and environmental parameters vs …

In tropical lowland forests, corticolous crustose green algal lichens are abundant and highly
diverse. This may be related to adaptation to prevailing microenvironmental conditions …

Exploration of tree crowns worldwide often reveals rich epiphyte communities composed of
lichens, bryophytes, and vascular plants. In very old, wet forests, nearly every tree surface …