Open AccessEffect of Canopy Position on Germination and Seedling Survival of Epiphytic Bromeliads in a Mexican Humid Montane Forest
Author(s) -
Manuela Winkler,
Karl Hülber,
Peter Hietz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mci115
Subject(s) - seedling , germination , biology , epiphyte , canopy , moss , desiccation , botany , tree canopy , horticulture , agronomy
Seeds of epiphytes must land on branches with suitable substrates and microclimates to germinate and for the resulting seedlings to survive. It is important to understand the fate of seeds and seedlings in order to model populations, but this is often neglected when only established plants are included in analyses.
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