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“On a tree”, “terrestrial”, or “on the rocks”? Habit diversity in the megadiverse genus Peperomia

Plant Biology, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 1373-1384, August 2026.
The plasticity of a large proportion of Peperomia species to occupy multiple types of microhabitats is not well documented due to the typically rigid categorization of habitat use. Therefore, the numerical approach presented is methodologically innovative to advance ecological data integration to provide a more realistic visualization of the habitat ...
J. Y. L. Tay, G. Zotz, M.‐S. Samain
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Bromeliad-inhabiting mosquitoes in an urban botanical garden of dengue endemic Rio de Janeiro - Are bromeliads productive habitats for the invasive vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus?

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
Immatures of both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus have been found in water-holding bromeliad axils in Brazil. Removal of these plants or their treatment with insecticides in public and private gardens have been undertaken during dengue outbreaks in ...
Márcio Goulart Mocellin, Taynãna César Simões, Teresa Fernandes Silva do Nascimento, Maria Lucia França Teixeira, Leon Philip Lounibos, Ricardo Lourenço de Oliveira   +5 more
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Anti-virulence activities of some Tillandsia species (Bromeliaceae)

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2020
Background: Using molecules that inhibit bacterial virulence is a potential strategy to fight infections, with the advantage that, in contrast to bactericidal compounds, they do not induce resistance.
Macrina Pérez-López, María Flores-Cruz, Mariano Martínez-Vázquez, Ramón Marcos Soto Hernández, Rodolfo García-Contreras, Daniel Padilla-Chacón, Israel Castillo-Juárez   +6 more
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Diversity and Community Structure Underlie Divergence in Thermal Strategies Across Tropical Elevations

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
We examined how community diversity and phylogenetic context are associated with plant thermal strategies along a tropical elevational gradient in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, using Pitcairnia flammea as a focal species. By integrating community surveys, phylogenetic structure, functional traits, and experimental estimates of heat and cold tolerance,
Cleber J. N. Chaves, Marília M. Tavares, Gabriel P. Sabino, João Pedro S. P. Bento, Vitor de A. Kamimura, Wagner L. dos Santos, Lucas N. Gonçalves, Karina T. Silva, Juliana L. S. Mayer, Kenneth J. Feeley, Clarisse Palma‐Silva   +10 more
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The role of terrestrial bromeliads in determining the spatial organization of plant life forms in a tropical coastal forest

Acta Botânica Brasílica
The interplay between plant-plant interactions and light heterogeneity in the understory of tropical forests has rarely been examined. We aimed to identify the relative importance of the understory light environment and terrestrial bromeliads in ...
Celio M. Lopes, Flora Misaki, Karina Santos, Carlos A. P. Evangelista, Tatiana T. Carrijo, Mário L. Garbin   +5 more
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Is There Life After Death? The Role of Standing Dead Phorophytes in Supporting Tropical Epiphyte Diversity

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Global increases in tree mortality from climate change and land‐use are altering forest structures, impacting canopy‐dwelling plants like vascular epiphytes, which depend on host trees (phorophytes). When a phorophyte dies standing, it becomes a snag, the local substrate conditions change and microclimatic exposure may increase, particularly ...
Camila Nardy Delgado, Samyra Gomes Furtado, Luiz Menini Neto, Flavio Nunes Ramos   +3 more
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The underappreciated roles of fog and dew on vegetation and biocrusts

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 1, Page 46-63, July 2026.
Summary Fog and dew represent minor components of ecosystem water budgets in most ecosystems. However, fog and dew can play an essential role in ecosystem dynamics and are particularly important for water‐limited systems. In addition to serving as direct water inputs, fog and dew can influence microclimate and water redistribution, thereby promoting ...
Lixin Wang, Yue Li, Mengyun Sun, Na Qiao
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When conservation meets contagion: Mapping yellow fever risk to guide vaccination in an endangered primate

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, June 2026.
Spatial projections revealed high‐risk areas for YF transmission, highlighting priority zones for targeted vaccination efforts in GLTs. By integrating disease ecology into conservation planning, this study offers a scalable framework for spatially informed interventions aimed at mitigating disease‐driven declines in threatened species.
Maxime Pierron, Aurore Ponchon, Carlos R. Ruiz‐Miranda, Andreia Martins, Cédric Sueur, Valéria Romano   +5 more
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Broad‐Scale Climatic Gradients Drive Multiple Facets of Scorpion Beta Diversity in Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Beta diversity analyses clarify mechanisms structuring ecological communities, but their multidimensional facets remain poorly explored in arthropods. Here, we quantified taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional beta diversity in scorpions, partitioned these facets into species replacement and richness differences, and evaluated the ...
Stênio Ítalo Araújo Foerster, André Felipe de Araújo Lira   +1 more
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Genetic variation in the emblematic Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae) from Huascarán National Park, Peru [PDF]

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2013
Puya raimondii, the giant Peruvian and Bolivian terrestrial bromeliad, is an emblematic endemic Andean species well represented in Huascarán National Park in Peru. This park is the largest reserve of puna (high altitude plateau) vegetation. The objective
Claudia Teresa Hornung-Leoni, Victoria Sosa, June Simpson, Katia Gil   +3 more
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