The influence of humidity, nutrients and light on the establishment of the epiphytic bromeliad Tillandsia guatemalensis in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 763-773

  Castro Hernandez J C ^a   Wolf, J H D ^b   Garcia Franco J G ^c   Gonzalez Espinosa M ^b  

^a Instituto de Historia Natural   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Epiphytes; Germination; Host preference; Phytotelm bromeliad; Pine oak forests; Plant population structure; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042725490     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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