Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Eskov, A. K.
• Prilepsky, N. G.
• Antipina, V. A.
• Abakumov, E. V.
• Van Thinh, Nguyen

Titel

Formation of Epiphytic Communities in Man-made Forests of South Vietnam

Ist Teil von

• Russian journal of ecology, 2020, Vol.51 (3), p.206-214

Ort / Verlag

Moscow: Pleiades Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Epiphytes in man-made forests simulating a mixed tropical forest of South Vietnam are studied. With respect to the number of species, epiphytic orchids are better represented than ferns (six vs. five species); on the other hand, the latter prevail in the number of individuals. A comparison of the floristic composition of the epiphytic community of plantations with a nearby primary forest (Stugrun–Rădulescu index ρ sr = 0.68) and two other South Vietnam forests (Ma Da Forestry and Phu Quoc Island; ρ sr = 0.61 and 0.71, respectively) did not reveal significant similarities. However, these data indicate that a relatively complex epiphytic community, which can accumulate up to 100 kg/ha of deposited organic matter and plant mineral nutrients in crowns, has been formed in the man-made forests over 20 years.