Tree Species Drive the Diversity of Epiphytic Bryophytes in the Alpine Forest Ecosystem: A Case Study in Tibet

• Published in: Forests Vol. 13; no. 12; p. 2154
• Main Authors: Gu, Jiqi, Song, Xiaotong, Liao, Yujia, Ye, Yanhui, Wang, Ruihong, Ma, Heping, Shao, Xiaoming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Alpine ecosystems; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Biotopes; Bryophytes; Case studies; Distribution patterns; Ecosystems; Elevation; Environmental aspects; Environmental factors; Epiphytes; epiphytic bryophyte; Forest ecosystems; Forests; Humidity; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Plant species; Precipitation; Spatial distribution; Species diversity; Sygera Mountain; Terrestrial ecosystems; Tibet; Trees; Vegetation; China; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau

Epiphytic bryophytes can maintain water, recycle nutrients, and provide habitats for many other organisms in the forest ecosystem. Describing the spatial change of epiphytic bryophytes plays an important role in understanding the potential factors of diversity distribution. The study aimed to determ...