The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes – a critical update
Gerhard Zotz,Gerhard Zotz +1 more
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A compilation of epiphytic diversity derived from a vast number of sources is presented, meant to be an important tool for studies on the ecology and evolution ofEpiphytes, but also for comparative studies with a focus on other life forms.About:
This article is published in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.The article was published on 2013-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 320 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epiphyte.read more
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Adaptive radiation, correlated and contingent evolution, and net species diversification in Bromeliaceae
Thomas J. Givnish,Michael H. J. Barfuss,Benjamin W. van Ee,Ricarda Riina,Katharina Schulte,Katharina Schulte,Ralf Horres,Philip A. Gonsiska,Rachel S. Jabaily,Darren M. Crayn,J. Andrew C. Smith,Klaus Winter,Gregory K. Brown,Timothy M. Evans,Bruce K. Holst,Harry E. Luther,Walter Till,Georg Zizka,Paul E. Berry,Kenneth J. Sytsma +19 more
TL;DR: This study is among the first to test a priori hypotheses about the relationships among phylogeny, phenotypic evolution, geographic spread, and net species diversification, and to argue for causality to flow from functional diversity to spatial expansion to species diversity.
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Forests and Their Canopies: Achievements and Horizons in Canopy Science.
Akihiro Nakamura,Roger L. Kitching,Min Cao,Thomas J. Creedy,Thomas J. Creedy,Tom M. Fayle,Tom M. Fayle,Martin Freiberg,C. N. Hewitt,Takao Itioka,Lian Pin Koh,Keping Ma,Yadvinder Malhi,Andrew Mitchell,Vojtech Novotny,Claire M. P. Ozanne,Liang Song,Han Wang,Louise A. Ashton +18 more
TL;DR: This work states that understanding of the mechanisms that drive the spatial and temporal dynamics of forests and their canopies are vital for the successful management and conservation of global forests and the ecosystem services they provide to the world.
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Host specificity in vascular epiphytes: a review of methodology, empirical evidence and potential mechanisms.
TL;DR: This review focuses on vascular epiphytes, i.e. structurally dependent plants that do not parasitize their hosts, and knowledge on the strength of their host specificity is still scanty.
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Photosynthetic pathways in Bromeliaceae: phylogenetic and ecological significance of CAM and C3 based on carbon isotope ratios for 1893 species
TL;DR: This survey identifies five major origins of CAM photosynthesis at a higher taxonomic level in Bromeliaceae, but future phylogenetic work is likely to reveal a more fine-scale pattern of gains and losses of this trait, especially in ecologically diverse and widely distributed genera such as Tillandsia and Puya.
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Vascular Epiphytes: General Biology and Related Biota
TL;DR: Epiphytism: a preliminary overview is presented, investigating the role of photosynthesis and water balance in the cycle of life and the phytochemical balance of life.