EDIS, 2021 Water can collect in the central tanks or axils of bromeliads, and immature stages of mosquitoes sometimes inhabit these small pools. This article provides recommendations for environmentally acceptable ways to control the production of nuisance ...
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EDIS, 2005 Bromeliads are members of the pineapple family Bromeliaceae. They are perennial herbs that lack woody stems and typically grow on other plants or substrates. Bromeliads are not mosses as some of their common names suggest.
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Do bromeliads affect the arboreal ant communities on orange trees in northwestern Costa Rica? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Ants often interact with other invertebrates as predators or mutualists. Epiphytic bromeliads provide nesting sites for ants, and could increase ant abundances in the tree canopy.
Beatrice Rost-Komiya +3 more
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Food-web structure in relation to environmental gradients and predator-prey ratios in tank-bromeliad ecosystems. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Little is known of how linkage patterns between species change along environmental gradients. The small, spatially discrete food webs inhabiting tank-bromeliads provide an excellent opportunity to analyse patterns of community diversity and food-web ...
Olivier Dézerald +6 more
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Ecological aspects of the casque-headed frog Aparasphenodon brunoi (Anura, Hylidae) in a Restinga habitat in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2004 We describe some aspects of the ecology of Aparasphenodon brunoi, a species associated with bromeliads. We comment on the relationships of this species with bromeliad size, microhabitat use, diet and sexual dimorphism.
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita +2 more
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Close neighbors, not intruders: investigating the role of tank bromeliads in shaping faunal microbiomes [PDF]
PeerJBackground Tropical montane cloud forests contain high levels of epiphyte diversity. Epiphytic tank bromeliads play an important role in the functioning of these ecosystems and provide a microhabitat for many species of invertebrates.
Rodolfo Martínez-Mota +4 more
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Phylogeny, structural patterns, and polymorphisms in Dyckia spp. from the Espinhaço mountain range based on complete chloroplast genome [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceDyckia spp. are xeromorphic bromeliads, with diversity centered in the ferruginous rocky outcrops of the Espinhaço mountain Range in Brazilian tropical savana.
João Victor Da Silva Rabelo-Araujo +8 more
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Relationship between invertebrate fauna and bromeliad size [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2007 Several bromeliads species store water and organic substrates, allowing the establishment of phytotelmata and associated fauna on their leaves. In this study, we sampled 70 individuals of Vriesea sp. (Carrière) (Bromeliaceae), in rupestrian fields in the
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Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) display selective behaviors while foraging bromeliads (Puya spp.) in high elevation puna grasslands. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAndean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) forage extensively on bromeliads (Puya spp.) across their range, although their selectivity for bromeliads is less understood. We report on foraging activity by Andean bears on two species of bromeliad, Puya leptostachya
Nicholas W Pilfold +5 more
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Species Richness, Abundance, and Vertical Distribution of Epiphytic Bromeliads in Primary Forest and Disturbed Forest [PDF]
PlantsEpiphytes represent a key component in tropical forests. They are affected by anthropogenic and natural disturbances suffered by forests, since they depend on their hosts and the microclimatic conditions they generate.
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