The current knowledge of the physiological ecology of vascular epiphytes is reviewed here
with an emphasis on the most recent literature. It is argued that by far the most relevant …

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 …

The difficult accessibility of the canopy of tropical rainforests is probably one of the main
reasons why information about the nonvascular tree crown flora is scarce. In this paper full …

Predictions about the impacts of climate change on tropical forests require information on
the relative vulnerabilities and roles of the biological components of these unusually …

Forests are the most diverse and productive terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, so sustainably
managing them for the future is a major global challenge. Yet, our understanding of forest …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

Abstract Arguably, montane “cloud forests”(MCFs) are among the least understood of humid
tropical forest ecosystems as far as their water and nutrient dynamics are concerned …

It is still a fact that most bryologists per area are found in the temperate regions of the
northern hemisphere, who have spent up to 200 years (as in Europe) in the exploration of …

Epiphytes have been called particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their
existence at the interface of vegetation and atmosphere. We review the available evidence …

The physiological traits associated with water relations of eight common epiphytic ferns in a
Mexican cloud forest were investigated in relation to the distribution of these species within …