Distribution and Ecology of Vascular Epiphytes in Lowland Rain Forest of Guyana

Using mountaineering techniques, we studied the distribution and ecology of vascular (hemi)epiphytes on standing canopy trees in three lowland rain forest types of Guyana, South America: walaba forest, greenheart forest, and mixed forest. The differences in epiphytic vegetation of the three forest types appeared to be correlated with humidity conditions as determined by the soil, and with the tree species (host preference)