Effects of climate change on Lepanthes rupestris

dc.creatorOlaya A., Paola A.
dc.creatorMeléndez-Ackerman, Elvia J.
dc.creatorTremblay, Raymond L.
dc.creatorPérez, María Eglée
dc.date2012-05-15T15:20:17Z
dc.date2012-05-15T15:20:17Z
dc.date2009-11
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T16:53:26Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T16:53:26Z
dc.identifierOlaya A., Paola A.; Meléndez-Ackerman, Elvia; Tremblay, Raymond and Pérez, Maria Eglée. "Effects of climate change on Lepanthes rupestris". Río Piedras Campus: External Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC), 2009. http://repositorio.upr.edu:8080/jspui/handle/10586 /163
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10586 /163
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/647318
dc.descriptionThe last decades have experienced dramatic changes in the overall climate (UNFCCC 2002, EEA 2006, Chambers 2006). In the Caribbean, the annual average temperature has increased about 0.5°C with an expected trend for drier periods based on the convection zones (Neelin et to., 2006) and the study of rain patterns over the last 15 years (Heartsill-Scalley et to., 2007) .Such climate variation may affect the phenology of epiphytic plants in tropical environments (Parmesan & Yohe 2003). If so, these epiphytic plants may be useful tools to study the response of plant populations to atmospheric and/or climatic changes . This study focused on the demographic responses of Lepanthes rupestris a highly studied epiphytic and litophytic orchid (Fig 1 and 2) endemic to montane forests of Puerto Rico which exhibits metapopulation structures.
dc.descriptionNational Science Foundation, HRD #0734826 University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration and Río Piedras Campus
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherExternal Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC)
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectLepanthes rupestris
dc.subjectorchid
dc.titleEffects of climate change on Lepanthes rupestris
dc.typePoster


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