Diversity and interactions of the epiphyte community associated with ant‐gardens are not influenced by elevational and environmental gradients

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 32; no. 5
• Main Authors: Morales‐Linares, Jonas, Flores‐Palacios, Alejandro, Corona‐López, Angélica María, Toledo‐Hernández, Víctor Hugo, Carlucci, Marcos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Ants; Associated species; Biodiversity; canopy; Composition; ecological networks; elevational gradient; Environmental gradient; Epiphytes; epiphyte–epiphyte interactions; Gardens; Gardens & gardening; Guilds; Herbivores; Interspecific relationships; Mexico; Mutualism; Nests; precipitation gradient; Questions; Species richness; Terrestrial environments; Tropical forests; Vegetation; Vegetation type; vertical distribution; Mexico

Question The distribution and interactions of terrestrial biodiversity are influenced by environmental gradients. In general, tropical species present a hump‐shaped altitudinal species richness pattern related to gradients of temperature and precipitation. However, the effects of the elevational and...