Canopy Ferns in Lowland Dipterocarp Forest Support a Prolific Abundance of Ants, Termites, and Other Invertebrates1

Autor:	David T. Jones, William A. Foster, Martin D. F. Ellwood
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Canopy Dipterocarpaceae biology Nest Parashorea tomentella Asplenium nidus Botany Epiphyte Fern Plant litter biology.organism_classification Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	BIOTROPICA. 34:575
ISSN:	0006-3606
DOI:	10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0575:cfildf]2.0.co;2
Popis:	The epiphytic Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus complex) has a large basket-shaped rosette that accumulates leaf litter. We investigated the role of these ferns in supporting invertebrate populations in the primary lowland dipterocarp forest of Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. Ferns were divided into three size classes: large (rosette diameter >60 cm), intermediate (30–60 cm), and small (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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