Bryophyte Diversity, Microhabitat Differentiation, and Distribution of Life Forms in Costa Rican Upper Montane Quercus Forest

Holz, Ingo; Gradstein, S. Robbert; Heinrichs, Jochen; Kappelle, M.

doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2002)105[0334:bdmdad]2.0.co;2

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“…At a smaller scale, however, species composition changed clearly with increasing height in the tree and species assemblages on tree trunks and understorey trees were significantly different from those in the forest canopy. In accordance with the studies of Wolf (1993c) and Holz et al (2002) in tropical America, light intensity and air humidity are probably the main drivers of floristic composition of epiphytic bryophytes in the rainforest. Holz et al (2002) found that light intensity explained over 50% of the variation in bryophyte community structure in a montane rainforest of Costa Rica.…”

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“…Moreover, epiphytic bryophyte assemblages of tree bases have been reported to be more similar to terrestrial communities than to those elsewhere on the trees (Holz et al 2002). In the investigated submontane forest in Sulawesi, however, a terrestrial bryophyte layer was virtually lacking, and this is also observed in other tropical lowland and submontane rainforests.…”

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“…These plants play an important role in the water balance and nutrient cycling of the forest (Pócs 1980;Nadkarni 1984;Hofstede et al 1994; but see Hölscher et al 2004), and function as substrate, food source and nesting material for numerous other rainforest organisms (e.g., Nadkarni and Matelson 1989;Yanoviak et al 2007). Several recent studies have described the species composition and richness of epiphytic bryophytes at different height levels on rainforest trees, as well as substrate preferences within the host trees (e.g., Cornelissen and Ter Steege 1989;Wolf 1993aWolf , b, 1996Gradstein et al 2001b;Holz et al 2002;Acebey et al 2003). Bark structure and microclimate were identified as key drivers of epiphytic bryophyte distribution within the forest.…”

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“…Second, almost all epiphyte studies in the natural forest have hitherto focused on mature canopy trees; species on young understorey trees have generally been neglected (Krömer et al 2007). Third, descriptions of vertical distribution patterns have generally been observational; very few studies included statistical analysis of the data (Holz et al 2002;Holz and Gradstein 2005).…”

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We studied species richness, composition and vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in submontane rainforest of Central Sulawesi. Bryophytes were sampled on eight canopy trees and on eight trees in the forest understorey. Microclimate was measured at trunk bases and at crown bases. The total recorded number of 146 epiphytic bryophyte species is among the highest ever reported for tropical forests and underlines the importance of the Malesian region as a global biodiversity hotspot. Species composition differed significantly between understorey trees and canopy tree trunks on the one hand, and the forest canopy on the other. Fourty-five percent of the bryophyte species were restricted to canopy tree crowns, 12% to the understorey. Dendroid and fan-like species mainly occurred in the forest understorey whereas tufts were most species rich in the tree crowns. The findings reflect the different microclimatic regimes and substrates found in the understorey and in the forest canopy. The results indicate that assessments of the bryophyte diversity of tropical forests are inadequate when understorey trees and tree crowns are excluded.

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“…La mayor diversidad de briófitos en Colombia, se encuentra en las regiones de vida andina y paramuna, donde son parte de los procesos relacionados con la irrigación hídrica y detención de la erosión (Cornelissen & Ter Steege, 1989;Wolf, 1994;Churchill & Linares, 1995;Gradstein, Churchill, & SalazarAllen, 2001;Holz, Gradstein, & Heinrichs, 2002;Acebey, Gradstein, & Krömer, 2003;Romanski, Pharo, & Kirkpatrick, 2011;Gil-N. & Morales-P., 2014). Adicionalmente, son capaces de colonizar casi todos los sustratos disponibles, son captores eficientes del agua en forma de niebla, y obtienen y procesan nutrientes esenciales, como el nitrógeno inorgánico (NO 3 ), que les permite su crecimiento (Clark, Nadkarni, Schaefer, & Gholz, 1998;Burns, 2003;Chang, Yeh, Wu, Hsia, & Wu, 2006;León-Vargas, Engwald, & Proctor-M., 2006;Luo, Qin, Yang, & Song, 2007).…”

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Diversidad, distribución y hábitat de musgos en un bosque andino en Bolívar - Santander, Colombia

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Richness and distribution of mosses in a sub-Andean forest in Bolívar-Santander, Colombia. The Colombian bryoflora is considered one of the most diverse and widely distributed in the Andean mountains and the paramo areas, due to the variety of environments; it works like an erosion buffer zone and a humidity regulation that supports the environment and habitat conservation. This work was developed in a 100 ha Andean forest area, using nine linear transects of 100 x 4 m in the municipality of Bolívar (Santander, Colombia), and non-vascular plants were sampled in all substrates (soil, rocks, outcrops, organic matter and water tube-drainage). We recorded a total of 129 samples that belong to 72 species, 48 genera and 21 families, which represent the 7.78 % of the species in the country, and the 11.16 % of the current records in the department of Santander. Families with the highest number of species were Pilotricaceae (15), Neckeraceae and Fissidentaceae with seven species each one, and Brachytheciaceae, Leucobryaceae and Thuidiaceae with five species each one. The richness genera are Lepidopilum (7), Fissidens (7) and Syrrhopodon (4); a total of 34 genera with just one species. Most of the moss species were found on the bark trees (20), followed by rocks (17) and soil (9) substrates. Concerning to life forms, the most abundant were, cushions (24 especies), turfs (23), dendroid (8), creeping (4) and pendulous (3). Using a DCA analysis we observed a greater richness in transects located inside the forest. Moreover, we found 36 new records for Santander and one for the country (Homaliodendron piniforme (Brid.) Enroth). These results showed that the Colombian sub-Andean forest may be the habitat of a considerable richness of mosses species, and that is necessary to expand inventories of bryophytes in some Colombian regions. Rev. Biol. Trop. 65 (4): 1397-1406. Epub 2017 December 01.

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Above-Ground Water and Nutrient Fluxes in Three Successional Stages of Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest with Contrasting Epiphyte Abundance

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Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests

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Bryophyte Diversity, Microhabitat Differentiation, and Distribution of Life Forms in Costa Rican Upper Montane Quercus Forest

Cited by 70 publications

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Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in an Indonesian rainforest

Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in an Indonesian rainforest

Diversidad, distribución y hábitat de musgos en un bosque andino en Bolívar - Santander, Colombia

Above-Ground Water and Nutrient Fluxes in Three Successional Stages of Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest with Contrasting Epiphyte Abundance

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