Thanks to the mild temperatures and abundance of moisture, epiphytes grow well in the temperate rainforest. These are the mosses, lichens, ferns, and other plants that grow on other plants ...

And epiphytes are the main attraction. “Communities of plants that live in rainforest canopies—ferns, orchids and bromeliads—play ‘keystone roles’ in maintaining biodiversity ...

Epiphytes, which support many of the canopy’s wildlife and plants in one way or another, live at the interface between the atmosphere and the rainforest. That makes them especially vulnerable to ...

"We know that epiphytes play a major role in rainforest canopies. They provide homes for animals, they provide nutrients; rainfall filters through the epiphytes and takes those nutrients down to ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Creating a rainforest is something only nature can ... towering trees and clinging epiphytes of the tropical and temperate zones. He can prove it: He can take an airport hotel and transform ...

To our knowledge, this is the first estimate of the contribution of epiphytes to the total invertebrate biomass of an entire rainforest canopy. Our results indicate that epiphytes have a more ...

So, this leaves us with a dilemma: how can you spot a rainforest in Britain and Ireland? The most iconic plant types characteristic of temperate rainforests are the epiphytes. These are plants ...

Epiphytes, sometimes referred to as "air plants" because they derive water and nutrients from their environment rather than from the soil, make easy houseplants that even nongardeners can appreciate.