Open AccessSubstrate use of three epiphytic bromeliads
Author(s) -
Zotz Gerhard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00370.x
Subject(s) - epiphyte , ecology , interspecific competition , panama , biology , substrate (aquarium) , germination , botany
In the moist tropical forest of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, the distribution of three epiphytic bromehads growing on the host tree species Annona glabra was studied with respect to size of the epiphyte, substrate height, diameter, branch inclination and position relative to the periphery of the crown There were significant interspecific differences for almost all environmental variables, but there were no size‐related changes in distribution patterns The results suggest that a safe germination site is also a potential growing site for mature plants, and that mortality does not correlate with any of the measured parameters