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    The systematic distribution of vascular epiphytes - a critical update by Zotz, Gerhard

    Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-03-2013)
    “…Vascular epiphyte species exclusively, or at least primarily, germinate and grow on other plants without contact with the soil and, in contrast to mistletoes,…”
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    Aerial roots of epiphytic orchids: the velamen radicum and its role in water and nutrient uptake by Zotz, Gerhard, Winkler, Uwe

    Published in Oecologia (01-03-2013)
    “…The velamen radicum, a spongy, usually multiple epidermis of the roots, which at maturity consists of dead cells, is frequently described as an important…”
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    Detritus-filled crotches - an overlooked tree-related microhabitat in Central Europe by WEBER, Malte, ZOTZ, Gerhard

    Published in European journal of entomology (01-01-2024)
    “…In the field of biodiversity research, tree-related microhabitats in the temperate zone have received substantial interest in the last decade, but one…”
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    Functional traits are key to understanding orchid diversity on islands by Taylor, Amanda, Keppel, Gunnar, Weigelt, Patrick, Zotz, Gerhard, Kreft, Holger

    Published in Ecography (Copenhagen) (01-05-2021)
    “…The extraordinary diversity of orchids has captivated scientists for more than a century, yet their complex spatial patterns at large scales remain poorly…”
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    Including dynamics in the equation: Tree growth rates and host specificity of vascular epiphytes by Wagner, Katrin, Zotz, Gerhard, Cao, Kun‐Fang

    Published in The Journal of ecology (01-03-2020)
    “…The forest canopy is home to a rich biota. One salient feature are the dynamics of the habitat‐building trees, which are growing and eventually vanishing. Tree…”
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    Community structure of vascular epiphytes: a neutral perspective by Janzen, Thijs, Zotz, Gerhard, Etienne, Rampal S.

    Published in Oikos (01-06-2020)
    “…Vascular epiphytes form a diverse group of almost 30 000 species, yet theory concerning their community structure is still largely lacking. We therefore…”
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    Microsites and early litter decomposition patterns in the soil and forest canopy at regional scale by Aguilar-Cruz, Yonatan, García-Franco, José G., Zotz, Gerhard

    Published in Biogeochemistry (01-11-2020)
    “…Plant litter decomposition is a key ecological process that is mostly studied at the forest floor. However, decomposition generally starts in the canopy. In…”
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    Host specificity in vascular epiphytes: a review of methodology, empirical evidence and potential mechanisms by Wagner, Katrin, Mendieta-Leiva, Glenda, Zotz, Gerhard

    Published in AoB Plants (01-01-2015)
    “…A considerable number of plants depend on structural support of other plants. To understand their diversity and ecology, it is essential to know how strongly…”
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    Life on the Wire—Plant Growth on Power Lines in the Americas by Zotz, Gerhard, Cascante-Marín, Alfredo

    Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-09-2024)
    “…There are a number of rather anecdotal reports of plant growth on power cables in the Americas, but until now there has been no systematic attempt to gauge the…”
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    Functional Traits of a Rainforest Vascular Epiphyte Community: Trait Covariation and Indications for Host Specificity by Wagner, Katrin, Wanek, Wolfgang, Zotz, Gerhard

    Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-02-2021)
    “…Trait matching between interacting species may foster diversity. Thus, high epiphyte diversity in tropical forests may be partly due to the high diversity of…”
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    Functional leaf traits of vascular epiphytes: vertical trends within the forest, intra‐ and interspecific trait variability, and taxonomic signals by Petter, Gunnar, Wagner, Katrin, Wanek, Wolfgang, Sánchez Delgado, Eduardo Javier, Zotz, Gerhard, Cabral, Juliano Sarmento, Kreft, Holger, Baltzer, Jennifer

    Published in Functional ecology (01-02-2016)
    “…Analysing functional traits along environmental gradients can improve our understanding of the mechanisms structuring plant communities. Within forests,…”
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    Effects of fungal inoculation on the growth of Salicornia (Amaranthaceae) under different salinity conditions by Gonçalves, Danilo Reis, Pena, Rodica, Zotz, Gerhard, Albach, Dirk C.

    Published in Symbiosis (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-06-2021)
    “…Endophytic fungi are known to be present in roots of salt marsh plants, but their ecological role in this symbiosis is still largely unknown. Generally…”
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    Johansson revisited: the spatial structure of epiphyte assemblages by Zotz, Gerhard

    Published in Journal of vegetation science (01-02-2007)
    “…Question: Vertical zonation schemes are widely used in biodiversity studies with vascular epiphytes as a tool to capture spatial distribution patterns, the one…”
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    Diversity and putative metabolic function of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico by Aguilar-Cruz, Yonatan, Milke, Felix, Leinberger, Janina, Poehlein, Anja, Zotz, Gerhard, Brinkhoff, Thorsten

    Published in Frontiers in microbiology (13-10-2022)
    “…Tank bromeliads are unique canopy microhabitats that offer freshwater and organic nutrient-rich substrates in the Neotropics. In them it is possible to…”
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    Bromeliaceae subfamilies show divergent trends of genome size evolution by Müller, Lilian-Lee B., Zotz, Gerhard, Albach, Dirk C.

    Published in Scientific reports (26-03-2019)
    “…Genome size is known to vary widely across plants. Yet, the evolutionary drivers and consequences of genome size variation across organisms are far from…”
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    Agent‐based modeling of the effects of forest dynamics, selective logging, and fragment size on epiphyte communities by Petter, Gunnar, Zotz, Gerhard, Kreft, Holger, Cabral, Juliano Sarmento

    Published in Ecology and evolution (01-03-2021)
    “…Forest canopies play a crucial role in structuring communities of vascular epiphytes by providing substrate for colonization, by locally varying microclimate,…”
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    The vascular epiphytes of a lowland forest in Panama—species composition and spatial structure by Zotz, Gerhard, Schultz, Steffen

    Published in Plant ecology (01-03-2008)
    “…We conducted a comprehensive census of the vascular epiphytes in a lowland forest in Panama by means of a canopy crane. In 0.4 ha of ca. 40-m tall forest, 103…”
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    Functional trait dimensions of trophic metacommunities by Bauer, Barbara, Kleyer, Michael, Albach, Dirk C., Blasius, Bernd, Brose, Ulrich, Ferreira‐Arruda, Thalita, Feudel, Ulrike, Gerlach, Gabriele, Hof, Christian, Kreft, Holger, Kuczynski, Lucie, Lõhmus, Kertu, Moorthi, Stefanie, Scherber, Christoph, Scheu, Stefan, Zotz, Gerhard, Hillebrand, Helmut

    Published in Ecography (Copenhagen) (01-10-2021)
    “…Metacommunity ecology currently lacks a consistent functional trait perspective across trophic levels. To foster new cross‐taxa experiments and field studies,…”
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