Claim · model-written summary
Epiphyte distribution differed little between tree species.
- Taxon
- Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesiit0 - Outcome
- epiphyte distributione0
- Direction
- no major differencese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There were no major differences in epiphyte distribution between the two tree species”
t0“Douglas-fir”
Title
Vertical distribution of dominant epiphytes in Douglas-fir forests of the central Oregon Cascades.
Stephen C. Sillett; Thomas R. Rambo Research Exchange (Washington State University) 2000
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- Observation Lobaria oregana was most abundant in middle crowns.
- Observation Antitrichia curtipendula was most abundant in middle crowns.
- Observation Lobaria pulmonaria was most abundant in lower-middle crowns.
- Observation Isothecium myosuroides was most abundant in lower crowns.
- Observation Bryophytes dominate throughout wetter forest canopies.
- Observation In drier forests green algal lichens extend lower and bryophytes and cyanolichens are lower restricted.