In a living tree crown, the surface expands from year to year and the limbs of the tree thicken,
as a consequence of primary and secondary growth. An epiphytic plant fixed on a bark …

Orchid diversity, distribution and host specificity were examined in a tropical watershed in
the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico. Eleven orchid species occur in the area …

Comparettia falcata is an epiphytic, neotropical orchid that produces nectar as a pollinator
reward. In Puerto Rico, C. falcata is allogamous and pollinated by the endemic hummingbird …

When a nectar reward is relatively low in quality and quantity, is it an effective pollinator
attractant? In Puerto Rico, Comparettia falcata, a hummingbird-pollinated epiphytic orchid …

To design feasible conservation and management policies for wild species, it is critical to
understand the effects of periodic disturbances, be they natural or anthropogenic. The C …

In a time of global change, having an understanding of the nature of biotic and abiotic factors
that drive a species' range may be the sharpest tool in the toolbox of conservation and …

The epiphytic life form characterizes almost 10% of all vascular plants. Defined by their
mechanical dependence throughout their life and their non‐parasitic relationship with the …

In the Caribbean, hurricanes are common and can result in the loss of a large component of
the epiphytic community as a result of felled tress; the re-establishment of such epiphytic …

Plants and animals evolve different attachment structures and strategies for reversible or
permanent adhesion to different substrate types. For vascular epiphytes, having the ability to …

Disturbances affect the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystems. The lack of long-term
demographic data affects our understanding the effects of high intensity disturbances such …