Large-scale diversity patterns of vascular epiphytes in Neotropical montane rain forests

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1477-1487

  Kuper W ^a   Kreft, H ^a   Nieder, J ^a   Koster N ^a   Barthlott, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Andes; Cloud forest; Diversity; Ecuador; Epiphyte; Floristic turnover; Hot spots; Neotropics; Orchidaceae; Pteridophytes

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; EPIPHYTE; MONTANE FOREST; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

ORCHIDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 4444305744     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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