2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03946.x
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High but not dry: diverse epiphytic bromeliad adaptations to exposure within a seasonally dry tropical forest community

Abstract: Summary• Vascular epiphytes have developed distinct lifeforms to maximize water uptake and storage, particularly when delivered as pulses of precipitation, dewfall or fog. The seasonally dry forest of Chamela, Mexico, has a community of epiphytic bromeliads with Crassulacean acid metabolism showing diverse morphologies and stratification within the canopy. We hypothesize that niche differentiation may be related to the capacity to use fog and dew effectively to perform photosynthesis and to maintain water stat… Show more

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“…Benzing et al, 1976;Schlegel and Schönherr, 2002) and water in Bromeliads (e.g. Pierce et al, 2001;Reyes-García et al, 2012), the contribution of Phlomis fruticosa leaf trichomes to the absorption of water could not be clarified (Grammatikopoulos and Manetas, 1994). A traditional problem when investigating the mechanisms of foliar penetration is the occurrence of technical constraints associated with optical and fluorescence microscopy and attempting to observe the uptake of specific dyes and solutes by leaf surface micro-and nanostructures (Fernández and Eichert, 2009).…”
Section: Leaf Water Uptake and Ecophysiological Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Benzing et al, 1976;Schlegel and Schönherr, 2002) and water in Bromeliads (e.g. Pierce et al, 2001;Reyes-García et al, 2012), the contribution of Phlomis fruticosa leaf trichomes to the absorption of water could not be clarified (Grammatikopoulos and Manetas, 1994). A traditional problem when investigating the mechanisms of foliar penetration is the occurrence of technical constraints associated with optical and fluorescence microscopy and attempting to observe the uptake of specific dyes and solutes by leaf surface micro-and nanostructures (Fernández and Eichert, 2009).…”
Section: Leaf Water Uptake and Ecophysiological Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Todas estas respuestas se refl ejan directamente en el crecimiento y desarrollo de estas plantas (Martin, 1994;Winter y Holtum, 2002;Andrade, 2003;Graham y Andrade, 2004;Cervantes et al, 2005;Cach-Pé-rez, 2008;González-Salvatierra et al, 2010;Reddy et al, 2010;Reyes-García et al, 2012).…”
Section: El Metabolismo áCido De Las Crasuláceas En Las Bromeliáceas unclassified
“…Entre éstas se encuentran modificaciones presentes en hojas, p. ej., mayor suculencia (las células del mesófilo son más numerosas y de mayor tamaño), el desarrollo de una cutícula gruesa, presencia de metabolismo CAM y mayor tamaño de escamas (en Bromeliaceae), que ayudan en la absorción del agua y nutrientes directamente hacia el interior de la hoja (Benzing, 1990;Gómez y Winkler, 1991;Zotz y Andrade, 2002;Reyes-García et al, 2012). La capacidad de las epífitas para colonizar a los hospederos depende de características como la arquitectura, el tamaño (que corresponde con la edad), el tipo de corteza y la variación microclimática, que determinan la estratificación vertical desde la parte alta del dosel hacia el interior del bosque (Benzing, 1990;Gradstein et al, 2003;Krömer et al 2007a;Martínez-Meléndez et al, 2008).…”
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