Bromeliad Catchments as Habitats for Methanogenesis in Tropical Rainforest Canopies

Tropical epiphytic plants within the family Bromeliaceae are unusual in that they possess foliage capable of retaining water and impounded material. This creates an acidic (pH 3.5–6.5) and anaerobic (<1 ppm O(2)) environment suspended in the canopy. Results from a Costa Rican rainforest show that...

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Main Authors: Goffredi, Shana K., Jang, Gene E., Woodside, Walter T., Ussler, William
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3246357/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22207867
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00256
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