Epiphyte response to drought and experimental warming in an Andean cloud forest [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3le]
The high diversity and abundance of vascular epiphytes in tropical montane cloud forest is associated with frequent cloud immersion, which is thought to protect plants from drought stress. Increasing temperature and rising cloud bases associated with climate change may increase epiphyte drought stre...
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| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2014-06-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/3-7/v2 |