Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?

Rare species that show habitat specificity and an aversion to habitat disturbance may be common in the Orchidaceae (Tremblay et al. 1998; Bergman et al. 2006). Nonetheless, most orchids may not be in such a critical state and many are, quite frankly, weedy. We may learn much about rare species by as...

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Autor principal: Ackerman, James
Formato: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2015
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/18386
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spelling LANKESTERIANA183862021-06-09T21:02:28Z Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love? Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love? Ackerman, James Rare species that show habitat specificity and an aversion to habitat disturbance may be common in the Orchidaceae (Tremblay et al. 1998; Bergman et al. 2006). Nonetheless, most orchids may not be in such a critical state and many are, quite frankly, weedy. We may learn much about rare species by asking what makes other orchids common and resilient or actually dependent on change. Most orchids do occur in ephemeral or frequently dis- turbed habitats (Ackerman 1983; Catling 1996) whether they are pastures, roadsides, citrus groves, coffee and tea farms, or simply as epiphytes whose substrates, by definition, are temporary and run the gamut from durable tree trunks to short-lived twigs (Johansson 1974).  Rare species that show habitat specificity and an aversion to habitat disturbance may be common in the Orchidaceae (Tremblay et al. 1998; Bergman et al. 2006). Nonetheless, most orchids may not be in such a critical state and many are, quite frankly, weedy. We may learn much about rare species by asking what makes other orchids common and resilient or actually dependent on change. Most orchids do occur in ephemeral or frequently dis- turbed habitats (Ackerman 1983; Catling 1996) whether they are pastures, roadsides, citrus groves, coffee and tea farms, or simply as epiphytes whose substrates, by definition, are temporary and run the gamut from durable tree trunks to short-lived twigs (Johansson 1974).  Universidad de Costa Rica 2015-06-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/18386 10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.18386 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2 2215-2067 1409-3871 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/18386/18572
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description Rare species that show habitat specificity and an aversion to habitat disturbance may be common in the Orchidaceae (Tremblay et al. 1998; Bergman et al. 2006). Nonetheless, most orchids may not be in such a critical state and many are, quite frankly, weedy. We may learn much about rare species by asking what makes other orchids common and resilient or actually dependent on change. Most orchids do occur in ephemeral or frequently dis- turbed habitats (Ackerman 1983; Catling 1996) whether they are pastures, roadsides, citrus groves, coffee and tea farms, or simply as epiphytes whose substrates, by definition, are temporary and run the gamut from durable tree trunks to short-lived twigs (Johansson 1974). 
title Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
title_short Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
title_full Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
title_fullStr Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
title_full_unstemmed Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
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title_alt Invasive orchids: weeds we hate to love?
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