Edge effect on vascular epiphytic composition in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

Edge effect on vascular epiphytic composition in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

Epiphytes are common in the canopy of temperate and tropical forests, where they substantially contribute to species diversity and to key ecosystem processes. However, little is known about the effects caused by deforestation on this group of species, especially in northeastern Brazil, an area exper...

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Main Authors: Randolpho Gonçalves Dias-Terceiro, Gabriela Marques Peixoto, Vitor Serrano Gomes, Marcelo Costa Menezes, Eudécio Carvalho Neco, Tainá Sherlakyann Alves Pessoa, Juliano Ricardo Fabricante, Manoel Bandeira Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2015-06-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
brejo de altitude
community ecology
epiphytism
environmental factors
forest fragmentation
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