Contribution of peeling host for epiphyte abundance in two tropical dry forests in the “El Cielo Biosphere Reserve”, Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:08Z
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
ResumenAbstract Host traits partly determine the abundance and species richness of epiphytes in tropical forests. It has been proposed that older trees with rough bark and evergreens often house more individuals and more epiphytic species than those with thin, smooth, and peeling bark, which harbor few epiphytes. We hypothesize (i) that epiphytes are more abundant and species‐rich in the more shaded forest, which is related to bark roughness, and (ii) that epiphytes are distributed in the middle of the host, where microenvironmental conditions are more favorable to survival. We evaluated abundance, species richness, and vertical distribution of epiphytes in two tropical dry forests, according to the deciduousness and basal area of the trees. Moreover, we selected the most abundant epiphytes to test whether their distribution is related to a specific bark type and examine their vertical distribution in two dry forests. We distinguished a high abundance and species richness of epiphytes in the deciduous forest, although basal area and host species richness were higher in the semi‐deciduous forest. In both forests, we found a positive relationship between epiphyte abundance and basal area. Higher abundance of epiphytes was related to the predominance of Tillandsia schiedeana , a drought‐adapted species, in both forests. Unexpectedly, epiphytes abundantly colonized Bursera simaruba , a host with peeling bark and a very branched crown, where small individuals of T. schiedeana colonized abundantly toward the top of the crown. Our results show the importance of the tropical dry forest, particularly, B. simaruba , in maintaining epiphyte diversity in terms of T. schiedeana colonization.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12317es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2077
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialWileyes_ES
RelaciónPlant Species Biologyes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12317es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuentePlant Species Biology
TítuloContribution of peeling host for epiphyte abundance in two tropical dry forests in the “El Cielo Biosphere Reserve”, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorSiaz‐Torres, Sugeidi S.
AutorMora‐Olivo, Arturo
AutorArellano‐Méndez, Leonardo U.
AutorVanoye‐Eligio, Venancio
AutorFlores‐Rivas, Joel
AutorRosa‐Manzano, Edilia de la
AutorSiaz‐Torres, Sugeidi S.es_ES
AutorMora‐Olivo, Arturoes_ES
AutorArellano‐Méndez, Leonardo U.es_ES
AutorVanoye‐Eligio, Venancioes_ES
AutorFlores‐Rivas, Joeles_ES
AutorRosa‐Manzano, Edilia de laes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número2es_ES
Rango de páginas269-283es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12317
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen36es_ES

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