The fern family Polypodiaceae,with over 1600 species,is not only one of the most species-rich families of ferns,but also a major contributor to the vascular epiphytic diversity throughout the tropics.Although the vast...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 32170127 and 42176156;the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under contract No.202141006。
Large numbers of bacteria live on the surface of various brown algae and can produce alginate lyases to consume alginate,an important component of the cell wall of brown algae.Sargassum is a genus of the largest canop...
Epiphytes are plants that use the mechanical support provided by a host tree, called phorophytes, without emitting haustorial structures. Constituting an important component of the flora, playing an important role in ...
Vascular epiphytes are one of the most important forest components,contributing to microclimatic maintenance.These plants find ideal conditions for development in the Amazon due to the spatial heterogeneity and high t...
The article presents information about the taxonomy and ecology of lichens in the Ohaliksai River basin. According to the conducted studies, 11 families of the Lecanoromycetes class (Parmeliaceae, ...
In the coastal ecosystems of the Black Sea,macrophytobenthos and,in particular,the association of Cystoseira crinite,C.barbara,Cladostephus verticillatus,and Corallina mediterranea,with its thick vegetative canopy(VC)...
National Science Foundation(EHR 15-14494 and DEB 11-41833 to N.M.N.and DBI 1400456 to K.D.K.).
Aims Epiphytes are an abundant and diverse component of many wet temperate forests and have significant roles in ecosystem processes.Little is known about the processes and rates of their death and decomposition when ...
The preparation of this review and our related research were financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(41106136 and 31330009).
Marine algicolous fungi refer to the fungi inhabiting or associated with marine algae,which have attracted a great attention for natural product researchers due to their chemical diversity and biological activity duri...
Objective:To test the response of the epiphyte community structure and biomass of the Posidonia oceanica(P.oceanica)leaves to natural disturbance.Methods:Sampling of P.oceanica was carried in winter and summer on thre...
Epiphyte biomass (dry weight kg) placement between rough and smooth bole bark textures;crown and trunk as well as upright and horizontal substrates in Lusenga National Park were examined through ground surveys. Transe...