The influence of leaf characteristics on epiphyllic cover: A test of hypotheses with artificial leaves

 

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Autores: Monge Nájera, Julián, Blanco Coto, Mario Alberto
Format: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:1995
Beskrivelse:Studies of epiphyll ecology have been hindered by the biochemical and morphological variability of the leaf substrate. The use of artificial (plastic ribbon tape) leaves solved that problem in a study done at the Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. It showed that after nine months of field exposure, relative epiphyll cover was similar in five leaf shapes and two sizes. Driptips do not affect epiphyll cover, which was four times higher under a clearing than in the shaded understory, for all leaf shapes and sizes.
País:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Sprog:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/85782
Online adgang:https://www.mapress.com/bde/article/view/bde.11.1.3
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/85782
Palabra clave:Epiphylly
Leaf shape
Ecology