Bibliographic citations
Garcia, G., (2024). Estudio de la red de interacciones orquídea epífita-hospedero de la concesión de Conservación La Suiza, Oxapampa-Perú [Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6645
Garcia, G., Estudio de la red de interacciones orquídea epífita-hospedero de la concesión de Conservación La Suiza, Oxapampa-Perú []. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6645
@misc{renati/506865,
title = "Estudio de la red de interacciones orquídea epífita-hospedero de la concesión de Conservación La Suiza, Oxapampa-Perú",
author = "Garcia Reynaga, Gabriela Antuane",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2024"
}
Epiphytic orchids represent one of the most important and threatened biodiversity components of tropical rainforests. Their survival is closely related to the ecology of their habitat, in particular the interactions with their hosts. These interactions can be described as networks in which certain hosts stand out and make possible the prevalence of the majority of epiphyte species occurring in an area, and this can be quantified by a parameter called “strength“. These hosts allow a successful establishment of epiphytes, a capacity that is related to certain eco-morphological traits. This work determined these traits in a network of interactions between epiphytic orchids and their hosts in a montane cloud forest in Pasco (central Peruvian rainforest). For this purpose, the richness and abundance of orchids in canopy and understory hosts were recorded. For each host, eco-morphological traits related to structure and microhabitats were recorded. To determine which traits are important in determining this strength, the parameter was modeled as a function of eco-morphological traits using generalized linear models. The models indicated that trunk diameter and moss cover were important determinants of the strength parameter for the understory, while trunk height was important at the canopy level. We can conclude that larger trees promote the complexity of interactions with epiphytic species, possibly due to the greater diversity of microhabitats and area for colonization. In addition, bark with greater moss cover provides extra water and nutrients. These findings support previous information and highlight the importance of physical and ecological host traits in the assembly of epiphytic orchid communities.
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