One large tree crown can be defined as a local hotspot for plant species diversity in a forest ecosystem: a case study in temperate old-growth forest
Wakana Azuma, Natsuki Komada, Yuya Ogawa, Hiroaki Ishii, Akira Nakanishi, Yuiko Noguchi, Mamoru Kanzaki
Topics & Concepts
EpiphyteCanopyEcologyTemperate rainforestBiologyOld-growth forestTree canopyBiodiversityTemperate forestTemperate climatePlant communitySpecies diversityEcosystemSpecies richnessFern and Epiphyte BiologyPlant and animal studiesLichen and fungal ecology