Vascular epiphyte communities in the inner-crown of Hyeronima alchorneoides and Lecythis ampla at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Cardelús, Catherine L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiphyte community; Forest canopy; Hyeronima; Lecythis; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; FOREST CANOPY; HUMIDITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSMITTANCE; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VASCULAR PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; HEREDIA; LA SELVA;

HIERONYMA; HYERONIMA ALCHORNEOIDES; LECYTHIS; LECYTHIS AMPLA;

EID: 33846995127     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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