Host preference of the hemiparasite Struthanthus flexicaulis (Loranthaceae) in ironstone outcrop plant communities, southeast Brazil

Struthanthus flexicaulis is a hemiparasite abundant in ironstone outcrops in southeast Brazil. We evaluated its host preference among species of the plant community, taking into account the abundance and foliage cover of the hosts. The importance of each species in the community and the mortality ca...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Alves Mourão, Rafael Barros Pereira Pinheiro, Claudia Maria Jacobi, José Eugênio Côrtes Figueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2016-03-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062016000100041&lng=en&tlng=en