Understanding the processes that lead to species extinctions is vital for lessening pressures
on biodiversity. While species diversity, presence and abundance are most commonly used …

Epiphytic angiosperms represent ca. 10% of the world's flowering plants and are key
elements in tropical forests. Here we synthesize the available literature on their population …

Abstract Knowledge of the geographic distribution of plants is essential to underpin the
understanding of global biodiversity patterns. Vascular epiphytes are important components …

The great heterogeneity of tropical systems challenges our understanding of how niche and
neutral processes structure epiphyte communities. Dispersal, phorophyte identity and the …

Epiphytic plants are important components of the forest ecosystem, but little is known about
their ecology due to logistical constraints and the lack of a conceptual framework to guide …

Despite their ecological importance, particularly in tropical rainforests, vascular epiphytes
are among the least studied plant groups. Theoretical knowledge about the composition …

Due to the fluctuating water availability in the arboreal habitat, epiphytic plants are
considered vulnerable to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances. Although co …

We present the first large‐scale assessment of vascular epiphyte mortality in the neotropics.
Our goals were to explore the primary types of vascular epiphyte death and to identify local …

Epiphytes and their associated biota are increasingly recognized as contributing to
biodiversity and to filling critical ecosystem functions in world forests. However, the attributes …

It is debated whether slowing human population growth and intense urbanization may result
in a slowdown of deforestation and an acceleration of natural forest regeneration. In a …