Open AccessZUR OKOLOGIE VON MONOCHAETUM MERIDENSE UND MONOCHAETUM BONPLANDII IM NEBELWALD DER SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
Author(s) -
Sieghard Winkler
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boletin de investigaciones marinas y costeras/boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2590-4671
pISSN - 0122-9761
DOI - 10.25268/bimc.invemar.1971.5.0.571
Subject(s) - melastomataceae , edaphic , cloud forest , geography , biology , forestry , dew , botany , ecology , montane ecology , meteorology , condensation , soil water
In the cloud forest of San Lorenzo (2050 m) near Santa Marta temperature and relative humidity were registrated for 24 hours. During this time variation of weight from leaves, caused by dew, was noted from two species of the genus Monochaetum (Melastomataceae). Anatomy of those leaves was analysed and discussed in relation to fine structure of cuticle, edaphic factors and differences of weight. Evolution of epiphytic characteristics on terresterial Melastomataceae was analized im comparison to the other species of Monochaetum from Sierra Nevada.