Local drivers of heterogeneity in a tropical forest: epiphytic tank bromeliads affect the availability of soil resources and conditions and indirectly affect the structure of seedling communities
ThÁles Augusto Pereira, Simone Aparecida Vieira, Rafael S. Oliveira, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Gustavo Q. Romero
Topics & Concepts
UnderstoryThroughfallSeedlingBiologyEpiphyteCanopyBiomass (ecology)NutrientEcologyCommunity structureNutrient cyclePlant litterEnvironmental scienceAgronomyFern and Epiphyte BiologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesLichen and fungal ecology