Diversity and rarity of epiphyllous bryophytes in a superhumid tropical lowland forest of Chocó-Colombia

Cryptogamie, Bryologie

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-133

  Benavides, Juan C ^a,b   Sastre De Jesús, Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Choc ; Diversity; Endangered species; Epiphylls; Range distribution; Rarity

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HUMID TROPICS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; RANGE EXPANSION; RARITY; RED LIST; SPECIALIZATION; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHOCO; COLOMBIA;

APHANOLEJEUNEA GRACILIS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; LEPTOLEJEUNEA; OTOLEJEUNEA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 79957503268     PISSN: 12900796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7872/cryb.v32.iss1.2011.119     Document Type: Article

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