TROPICAL FOREST BRYOPHYTES. SYNUSIAE AND STRATEGIES

Abstract

  Tropical forests provide a range of microhabitats for bryophytes with different microclimates and substrata. Each microhabitat has a distinct synusia of bryophytes characterised by their life-forms and strategies. All the substrata available for bryophytes in tropical forests are impermanent and efficient short-distance dispersal is therefore important. The need for more information about the reproductive strategies of tropical forest bryophytes is emphasized.