Species Richness Patterns and Plant Size of Vascular Epiphytes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tr...

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" Species Richness Patterns and Plant Size of Vascular Epiphytes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tropical Montane Forest of Volcán Maderas, Nicaragua "
Berríos Alvarez, Hazel Krupzkaya Marsico, Travis D.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1051209
Doc. No	:	TL50326
Main Entry	:	Berríos Alvarez, Hazel Krupzkaya
Title & Author	:	Species Richness Patterns and Plant Size of Vascular Epiphytes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tropical Montane Forest of Volcán Maderas, Nicaragua\ Berríos Alvarez, Hazel KrupzkayaMarsico, Travis D.
College	:	Arkansas State University
Date	:	2019
Degree	:	M.S.
student score	:	2019
Note	:	81 p.
Abstract	:	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.
Descriptor	:	Biology
	:	Ecology
	:	Latin American Studies
Added Entry	:	Marsico, Travis D.
Added Entry	:	Arkansas State University