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dc.contributor.authorBatke, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-15T11:02:50Z
dc.date.available2019-05-15T11:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citation

Batke, S. (2012) 'Epiphytes: a study of the history of forest canopy research', The Plymouth Student Scientist, 5(1), p. 253-268.

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dc.identifier.issn1754-2383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13973
dc.description.abstract

The development of new and more versatile access techniques is a major contributor to the continuously growing field of canopy research. Methods such as cranes, canopy walkways, hot-air balloons, ladders and rope access techniques enabled scientist for the first time to conduct proximate studies of canopy organisms. One of the most studied groups of canopy dwellers are epiphytes. With their versatile adaptations to a life above ground level and their vast abundance, epiphytes contribute profoundly to the forest diversity and ecosystem processes. Most epiphytes have species-specific habitat preference within individual phorophytes. However these preferences are limited by biotic and abiotic factors. As a result epiphytes are threatened by forest degradation and climate change. More research is necessary to assess their importance within and between ecosystems and their role in direct and indirect forest processes. Furthermore future research on epiphytic plants needs to focus more on biotic interactions such as herbivory, pathogens and competition.

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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Plymouth
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectcanopyen_US
dc.subjectcanopy walkwaysen_US
dc.subjectEpiphytesen_US
dc.subjectforest canopiesen_US
dc.subjectcanopy organismsen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectforest degradationen_US
dc.titleEpiphytes: a study of the history of forest canopy researchen_US
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume5
plymouth.journalThe Plymouth Student Scientist


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