Tree size predicts vascular epiphytic richness of traditional cultivated tea plantations in Southwestern China

Species–area relationship has been widely addressed on many plant communities, but very few have conducted on epiphytic communities. Epiphytic plants are plentiful on ancient tea trees (Camelia sinensis var. assamica) in the well-known Jingmai tea plantation area, Langcang region of Yunnan Province,...

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Main Authors: Qing Wang, Wen-Bin Guan, Michelle Hang Gi Wong, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Wei-Na Sun, Yao Pan, Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Li-Xin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989417300173