عنوان

Species Richness Patterns and Plant Size of Vascular Epiphytes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tropical Montane Forest of Volcán Maderas, Nicaragua

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TL50326

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Species Richness Patterns and Plant Size of Vascular Epiphytes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tropical Montane Forest of Volcán Maderas, Nicaragua

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Berríos Alvarez, Hazel Krupzkaya

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Marsico, Travis D.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Arkansas State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

Text of Note

81 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

Body granting the degree

Arkansas State University

Text preceding or following the note

2019

Text of Note

Aim: To quantify distribution patterns of vascular epiphytes and determine how climate gradients drive species turnover patterns of tropical montane cloud forest systems. Location: Volcán Maderas, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua. Methods Surveys were conducted in five distinct forest types as follows: Dry Forest, Humid Forest, Wet Forest, Cloud Forest, and Elfin Forest. Results: A hump-shaped distribution pattern was detected for all vascular epiphytes at approx.1000 m in elevation (Cloud Forest). Overall species turnover was high for vascular epiphytes along the elevation gradient and was mainly driven by water availability. In addition, changes in size of vascular epiphytes were detected. Main conclusions: Given the lowest dissimilarity recorded between the Wet and Cloud Forests, the shared species between these two forest types provide evidence for the source-sink hypothesis.

Subject Term

Biology

Subject Term

Ecology

Subject Term

Latin American Studies

Berríos Alvarez, Hazel Krupzkaya

Marsico, Travis D.

Arkansas State University

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[Thesis]

276903

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