Epiphylls are bryophytes and lichens that grow on the leaves of other trees. These plants are dependent on water for survival and reproduction. Lichens are often used as bioindicators of climate change and pollution. The purpose of this study was to find out if trail width sufficiently changed the microclimate and altered epiphyll cover on trailside leaves. I hypothesized that epiphylls could be used as bioindicators of changing microclimate by trails from a control area. Liverwort and lichen cover were measured on leaves of Chamaedorea spp. (Arecaceae) in the Monteverde Biological Cloud Forest Preserve on five different trail types. Wider trails had decreased epiphyllous growth compared to narrower trails, with reductions of 82% to ...
Lichens have a long history of being used to indicate and monitor air pollution because of their ext...
Climate change is causing decreased moisture levels during the dry season on the Pacific slope of th...
Cloud forests are unique ecosystems due to their tropical nature, high elevations, and extremely hig...
Epiphylls are bryophytes and lichens that grow on the leaves of other trees. These plants are depen...
Epiphylls are very vulnerable to forest disturbance and climate change, making them good indicators ...
1. Epiphytes have the potential to modify the canopy environments in which they grow. Accurately eva...
Journal ArticleIn humid tropical regions, leaves are frequently colonized by epiphylls (Richards 195...
Recent extinctions coupled with climate changes in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica have highligh...
The Monteverde cloud forest is characterized by its high precipitation levels, frequency of cloud im...
Epiphylls are ubiquitous throughout the Tropics and may significantly shade their host leaves. Antho...
Copyright © 2014 Lingyan Zhou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative C...
Lichens are commonly known to be biological indicators of pollution and edge effects. Their use as ...
Forest hiking trails may influence local microclimate and biodiversity, but the effects on community...
Studies of epiphyll ecology have been hindered by the biochemical and morphological variability of t...
Epiphylls widely colonize vascular leaves in moist tropical forests. Understanding the effects of ep...
Lichens have a long history of being used to indicate and monitor air pollution because of their ext...
Climate change is causing decreased moisture levels during the dry season on the Pacific slope of th...
Cloud forests are unique ecosystems due to their tropical nature, high elevations, and extremely hig...
Epiphylls are bryophytes and lichens that grow on the leaves of other trees. These plants are depen...
Epiphylls are very vulnerable to forest disturbance and climate change, making them good indicators ...
1. Epiphytes have the potential to modify the canopy environments in which they grow. Accurately eva...
Journal ArticleIn humid tropical regions, leaves are frequently colonized by epiphylls (Richards 195...
Recent extinctions coupled with climate changes in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica have highligh...
The Monteverde cloud forest is characterized by its high precipitation levels, frequency of cloud im...
Epiphylls are ubiquitous throughout the Tropics and may significantly shade their host leaves. Antho...
Copyright © 2014 Lingyan Zhou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative C...
Lichens are commonly known to be biological indicators of pollution and edge effects. Their use as ...
Forest hiking trails may influence local microclimate and biodiversity, but the effects on community...
Studies of epiphyll ecology have been hindered by the biochemical and morphological variability of t...
Epiphylls widely colonize vascular leaves in moist tropical forests. Understanding the effects of ep...
Lichens have a long history of being used to indicate and monitor air pollution because of their ext...
Climate change is causing decreased moisture levels during the dry season on the Pacific slope of th...
Cloud forests are unique ecosystems due to their tropical nature, high elevations, and extremely hig...