Low-trunk epiphytic ferns on tree ferns versus angiosperms in Costa Rica

Biotropica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-56

  Moran, Robbin C ^a   Klimas, Susan ^b   Carlsen, Mónica ^c  

^a NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Epiphytes; Host tree preference; Pteridophytes; Root mantle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EPIPHYTE; HOST SELECTION; PTERIDOPHYTE;

COSTA RICA;

BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0038138104     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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