Physiological diversity and biogeography of vascular epiphytes at Río Changuinola, Panama

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-79

  Wester, Stefan ^a   Mendieta Leiva, Glenda ^a,b   Nauheimer, Lars ^e   Wanek, Wolfgang ^c   Kreft, Holger ^d   Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crassulacean acid metabolism; Floristic composition; Functional diversity; Leaf nitrogen content; Lowland forest; Montane forest

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CRASSULACEAE;

EID: 78649805262     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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