Using Growth Forms to Predict Epiphytic Lichen Abundance in a Wide Variety of Forest Types

Epiphytic richness is continuously declining due to forest fragmentation, logging, burning, agriculture, and livestock. The rate of species loss caused by habitat degradation and loss is more pronounced in Central and South America. Considering the extreme difficulty and time required to identify th...

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Main Authors: Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez, Pilar Hurtado, Ángel Benítez, Clara Rodríguez, María Prieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/4/51