The unprecedented loss of biological diversity has negative impacts on ecosystems and the
associated benefits which they provide to humans. Bromeliads have high diversity …

We present an integrative model predicting associations among epiphytism, the tank habit,
entangling seeds, C 3 vs. CAM photosynthesis, avian pollinators, life in fertile, moist …

• Premise: Bromeliaceae form a large, ecologically diverse family of angiosperms native to
the New World. We use a bromeliad phylogeny based on eight plastid regions to analyze …

Aim Elevational gradients distributed across the globe are a powerful test system for
understanding biodiversity. Here I use a comprehensive set of bird elevational gradients to …

Geographic variation of species richness is strongly correlated with environmental gradients.
However, random arrangement of species distributions within a bounded domain can also …

Aim A global meta‐analysis was used to elucidate a mechanistic understanding of
elevational species richness patterns of bats by examining both regional and local climatic …

Our knowledge about the structure and function of Andean forests at regional scales
remains limited. Current initiatives to study forests over continental or global scales still have …

Aim Vascular epiphytes are ubiquitous components of wet tropical forests where they
contribute substantially to local and regional plant diversity. While some basic epiphyte …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

We studied species richness, composition, and vertical distribution of vascular epiphytes at
two sites in the Bolivian Andes. To account for the epiphyte flora on understory trees …