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Adaptations - Epiphytes have developed various strategies to cope with the lack of a normal root structure in
the soil. Some have aerial roots to capture moisture (and nutrients) from the frequent heavy rainfall in the
canopy. Bromeliads capture water and nutrients at the base of their overlapping leaves. The ability to grow on
other plants gives them access to the lighter conditions of the canopy.
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What are adaptations of epiphytes?
They grow on trees to take advantage of the sunlight in the canopy. Most are orchids, bromeliads, ferns and Philodendron relatives.
What are the areal plants?
The answer is Epiphytes
Can you list 3 examples of epiphytes?
Mosses, orchids and flowering plants.
What are plants that grow on top of other plants?
they are epiphytes, they depend on the plant they're growing on.
How do you calculate density from surface area per m2 and number of species ie density of epiphytes per m2 of trunk from having the surface area of the trunk and number of epiphytes on it?
mass divided by volume asses mass divided by volume asses
What are adaptations of epiphytes?
They grow on trees to take advantage of the sunlight in the canopy. Most are orchids, bromeliads, ferns and Philodendron relatives.
What is the difference between climbers and epiphytes?
what is the difference between epiphytes and climbers
What is the scientific name for epiphytes?
The scientific name for epiphytes is "Epiphyta," which are plants that grow on other plants without deriving nutrients from the soil.
What stops epiphytes from growing?
Water, nutrients, and the movement of animals limit the growth of epiphytes.-The major limiting factor for epiphytes is moisture. The less water in the environment (rain, fog, and mist) the less epiphytes grow in there. This is why they are most abundant in number and diversity in cloud forests and rainforests (tropical and temperate).-Available nutrients can be a limiting factor but epiphytes have many adaptations to compensate for this such as roots that capture organic debris such as leaves and animal waste. Many nutrients such as phosphorus, iron, and nitrogen can be readily absorbed from the air and rain. Other plants have symbiotic relationships with fungi or animals where they can gain nutrients.-It is also proposed that animals, such as monkeys, traveling along regular routes in the canopy branches aid in keeping them overburdened with epiphytes. This may be due to them trampling the plants and knocking off the needed organic matter and epiphyte seeds.
Lianas and epiphytes?
Lianas = Woody vines Epiphytes = Plants that grow on other plants Both are plants.
What are the areal plants?
The answer is Epiphytes
What trees do epiphytes grow on?
what kind of epiphytes are found in the flood planes of north east u.s. forests
What animal eats epiphytes?
animals in the rain forest eat epiphytes like beetles, salamander, and tree frogs
What is its purpose of epiphytes in the rainforest?
To look pretty
What are some plants?
Strangler Fig Epiphytes
What has the author Dick Johansson written?
Dick Johansson has written: 'Ecology of vascular epiphytes in West African rain forest' -- subject(s): Epiphytes
Are epiphytes used as medicine?
i don't no. don't ask me
