The Relationship between an Epiphyllous Liverwort and Host Leaves

Berrie, Geoffrey K.; Eze, J. M. O.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a085014

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“…A possible disadvantage of epiphyll occupation is the absorption of water and nutrients from the host leaf (Berrie and Eze 1975). Epiphylls also keep the host-leaf surface wet for long periods, which may increase the probability of pathogenic infection (Gregory 1971).…”

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Colonization of Tropical Rain Forest Leaves by Epiphylls: Effects of Site and Host Plant Leaf Lifetime

Coley¹,

Kursar²,

Machado³

1993

Ecology

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Colonization of Tropical Rain Forest Leaves by Epiphylls: Effects of Site and Host Plant Leaf Lifetime

Coley¹,

Kursar²,

Machado³

1993

Ecology

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“…Indeed, the terms are often treated as synonyms, but some nonmistletoe taxa that might otherwise be described as epiphytes (including epiphylls) appear on close inspection to be parasitic or show transitional characteristics (Berrie & Eze 1975, Legaz et al 1988, Yagiie & Esttvez 1988. Indeed, the terms are often treated as synonyms, but some nonmistletoe taxa that might otherwise be described as epiphytes (including epiphylls) appear on close inspection to be parasitic or show transitional characteristics (Berrie & Eze 1975, Legaz et al 1988, Yagiie & Esttvez 1988.…”

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What's “Up”? A Critical Look at the Basic Terms of Canopy Biology1

Moffett

2000

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The lack of recent critiques about terminology has led to the frequent misuse or confusingly varied use of the words that are more or less specific to the field of terrestrial canopy biology. I provide definitions for ca 170 terms and subterms, with translations into four languages. Rather than limit coverage to tree crowns, I define canopy biology as the study of life within any aboveground parts of all plant communities, temperate and tropical. This broadened perspective enables ecologists to consider the entire range of challenges faced by organisms living in aboveground plant life, from just above the rhizosphere to the outer limits of plant growth into the atmosphere. Further, this redefinition may reduce the potential for anthropocentric biases in interpreting life on trees or other plants; encourage the use of alternative ecosystems for hypotheses that may be difficult to address in treetops; and promote more general conceptual thinking about life on vegetation, most notably the importance of scaling in ecology. Among the salient points in terminology: the concept of "stratification" has been criticized in part because strata have been defined many ways, but a flexible application of the word is central to its utility; the source of nutrients is pivotal in distinguishing epiphytes from parasites, rather than the more general issue of an organism's effects on its host; "hemiepiphyte," as currently used, confounds two radically different life cycle strategies, suggesting a new term, "nomadic vine," to describe the strategy typical of many aroids; there is a confusion in the literature caused by varied applications of the word "climb;" locomotor terms may have to be modified as more becomes known about forces underlying limb kinematics; and studies of leaping and falling organisms tend to overemphasize arbitrary distinctions between gliding and parachuting to the detriment of the more critical issue of capacity for "controlled descent." Kq wordc

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“…). Presence of specific host tree species was not significantly related to epiphyll occurrence (Berrie & Eze ; Monge‐Nájera ).…”

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“…A certain period of direct light is necessary for the appearance of epiphyllous liverworts (Wu et al 1987b). Presence of specific host tree species was not significantly related to epiphyll occurrence (Berrie & Eze 1975;Monge-Nájera 1989).…”

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Hyper‐temporal remote sensing helps in relating epiphyllous liverworts and evergreen forests

Jiang

Bie

Wang

et al. 2012

J Vegetation Science

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Question Is there, at the macro‐habitat scale, a relationship between the fraction of evergreen forests and the presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts? Can these two parameters be estimated and mapped using an NDVI‐based indicator that is derived from time‐series of SPOT‐VGT imagery? Location Southern China. Methods Applying the ISODATA algorithm, we classified SPOT‐VGT NDVI time‐series imagery and produced an NDVI map at 1‐km2 resolution containing 128 NDVI classes. That map and the National Land Cover Map of China (2000) were used to prepare a scheme for field sampling. For 537 1‐km2 areas, located in 19 blocks of 100 km × 100 km, field data were collected. They represented 51 preselected NDVI classes that were assumed to contain evergreen forests. Data on the fractions of forest and evergreen forest, the fraction of evergreen forest in forest present and presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts were regressed against different NDVI class‐specific indicators by means of weighted least‐squares regression (WLSR). Results The SPOT‐VGT NDVI for March was found to best explain the variation between 1‐km2 areas in the presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts (R2 = 0.64; linear relationship; RMSE = 0.38) as the area fraction (%) of evergreen forest (R2 = 0.90; exponential relationship; RMSE = 6.1%). Epiphyllous liverworts were only found within 1‐km2 areas when the SPOT‐VGT NDVI value for March was more than 0.50 (model estimate: 0.43 ± 0.20) and the fraction of evergreen forest in 1 km2 was above 14% (model estimate: 5 ± 35%). The estimation errors (with 95% confidence interval) of these two relationships were calculated using a bootstrap resampling method with 1000 replications; they were, respectively, 0.49–0.76 and 0.85–0.94 for R2, and 0.11–0.23 and 5.2–11.9% for RMSE. Other positive relationships were found between the presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts and the fraction of evergreen forest (R2 = 0.64, linear relationship; RMSE = 0.38) and between the fraction of evergreen forest and forest within 1‐km2 areas (R2 = 0.80, linear relationship; RMSE = 29%). Conclusion We show that for southern China, the fraction of evergreen forest and the presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts can directly be inferred by making use of SPOT‐VGT NDVI imagery. The findings are fully consistent with earlier reported hotspots for epiphyllous liverworts. At the macro‐habitat scale, the presence probability of epiphyllous liverworts proved quantitatively related to the fraction of evergreen forest. This suggests causal relationships with patch size and/or rainfall patterns. We believe that the derived maps may serve as a foundation for a range of further studies.

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The Relationship between an Epiphyllous Liverwort and Host Leaves

Cited by 30 publications

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Colonization of Tropical Rain Forest Leaves by Epiphylls: Effects of Site and Host Plant Leaf Lifetime

Colonization of Tropical Rain Forest Leaves by Epiphylls: Effects of Site and Host Plant Leaf Lifetime

What's “Up”? A Critical Look at the Basic Terms of Canopy Biology1

Hyper‐temporal remote sensing helps in relating epiphyllous liverworts and evergreen forests

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