Relationships between biomass and morphological characters of phytotelmata bromeliads in a Colombian upper Andean forest;Relación entre la biomasa y algunas características morfológicas de las bromelias fitotelmatas de un bosque alto Andino Colombiano

Caldasia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Isaza, Carolina ^a   Betancur, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andes; Biomass; Bromeliaceae; Colombia; Epiphytes; Morphometry; Phytotelmata

Indexed keywords

BROMELIACEAE; GLORIOSA; GUZMANIA; RACINAEA; TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA BIFLORA; TILLANDSIA COMPLANATA; TILLANDSIA FENDLERI;

EID: 70349443576     PISSN: 03665232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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