Effects of tropical montane forest disturbance on epiphytic macrolichens

The high diversity of epiphytes typical of undisturbed montane tropical forests has been negatively affected by continuous deforestation and forest conversion to secondary vegetation. Macrolichens are an important component of these epiphytes. Because their physiology is strongly coupled to humidity...

• Hlavní autor: Benitez Chavez, A. (author)
• Další autoři: Aragon, G. (author), Prieto, M. (author), Gonzalez Renteria, X. (author)
• Médium: article
• Vydáno: 2017
• Témata: disturbance; diversity; ecuador; epiphytic macrolichens; tropical montane forest
• On-line přístup: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.09.072; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19209