Fire effects and ecological recovery pathways of tropical montane cloud forests along a time chronosequence
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13951
Abstract: Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) harbour high levels of biodiversity and large carbon stocks. Their location at high elevations make them especially sensitive to climate change, because a warming climate is enhancing upslope species migration,… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; montane cloud; tropical montane; chronosequence ... See more keywords
Ecological and Evolutionary Origin of Costus flammulus (Costaceae): A New Species from the Montane Cloud Forests of the Volcanic Cordilleras in Northern Costa Rica
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DOI: 10.1600/036364423x16758877666039
Abstract: Abstract Costus flammulus is a new herbaceous species endemic to montane cloud forests of the volcanic cordilleras in northern Costa Rica. Costus flammulus has been mistaken for C. wilsonii, but phylogenetic evidence demonstrates that it… read more here.
Keywords: flammulus; cloud forests; pulverulentus; costus flammulus ... See more keywords
Soil culturable microbial diversity in an undisturbed montane cloud forest of Oaxaca, Mexico
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DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2023.94.4980
Abstract: Montane cloud forests are among the most threatened ecosystems globally. These forests face several stressors, such as deforestation and climate change, jeopardizing their functional sustainability. Although microbial communities act as key regulators of the soil… read more here.
Keywords: microbial diversity; cloud forest; cloud; montane cloud ... See more keywords
Elaphomycescastilloi (Elaphomycetaceae, Ascomycota) and Entolomasecotioides (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota), two new sequestrate fungi from tropical montane cloud forest from south Mexico
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DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.96.98320
Abstract: Abstract Two new species of sequestrate fungi are described from south Mexico based on morphological and molecular evidences. Here we describe Elaphomycescastilloi characterized by the yellowish mycelial mat, dull blue gleba and ascospores of 9.7–11.5… read more here.
Keywords: cloud forest; two new; sequestrate fungi; south mexico ... See more keywords
Magnolia schiedeana1 as a New Host Plant Record of Four Lepidoptera Species in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
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DOI: 10.3958/059.044.0215
Abstract: Four Lepidoptera species that feed on leaves of M. schiedeana were recorded for the first time in tropical montane cloud forest at Veracruz, Mexico. Adult and immature stages of the species are illustrated, including months… read more here.
Keywords: lepidoptera species; montane cloud; tropical montane; four lepidoptera ... See more keywords