Higher clonal integration in the facultative epiphytic fern Selliguea griffithiana growing in the forest canopy compared with the forest understorey.

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The advantage of clonal integration (resource sharing between connected ramets of clonal plants) varies and a higher degree of integration is expected in more stressful and/or more heterogeneous habitats. Clonal facultative epiphytes occur in both forest canopies (epiphytic habitats) and forest understories (terrestrial habitats). Because environmental conditions, especially water and nutrients, are more stressful and heterogeneous in the canopy than in the understorey, this study hypothesizes that clonal integration is more important for facultative epiphytes in epiphytic habitats than in terrestrial habitats.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann. Bot.

Title: Annals of botany

ISSN (Electronic): 1095-8290

ISSN (Print): 0305-7364

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2015

Volume: 116

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla 666303, China, School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing 100101, China, Faculty of Ecotourism, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China, Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla 666303, China, School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing 100101, China, Faculty of Ecotourism, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China, Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.

[2 ] Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla 666303, China, School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing 100101, China, Faculty of Ecotourism, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China, Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China liuwy@xtbg.ac.cn shuganglu@163.com.

[3 ] Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla 666303, China, School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing 100101, China, Faculty of Ecotourism, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China, Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.

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Publisher Item ID: mcv059

DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv059

PubMed ID: 26050068

SO-VID: ca9a47d5-4a6b-4877-bba8-083e8d084fd3

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Keywords: Clonal integration,Polypodiaceae,Selliguea griffithiana,clonal plant,ephiphytic fern,facultative epiphyte,forest canopy,forest understorey,habitat adaptation,resource heterogeneity,resource sharing

Higher clonal integration in the facultative epiphytic fern Selliguea griffithiana growing in the forest canopy compared with the forest understorey.

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