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<journal-id>2310-3469</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev CFORES]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2310-3469</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Pinar del Río Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2310-34692023000300002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Epífitas vasculares en una parcela permanente en bosque andino en el Parque Universitario "Francisco Vivar Castro", Loja, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Epífitas vasculares numa parceria permanente dum bosque dos Andes no Parque Universitário "Francisco Vivar Castro", Loja, Equador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Vascular epiphytes in a permanent plot in Andean forest in the "Francisco Vivar Castro" University Park, Loja, Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguirre Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zhofre Huberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Geada-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gretel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bustamante Jumbo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaramillo Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelson]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad nacional de Loja  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Herbario "Reinaldo Espinosa"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Loja ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2310-34692023000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2310-34692023000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2310-34692023000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La mayoría de los árboles de los bosques andinos están cubiertos por epífitas. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la composición florística, estructura y la preferencia de las epífitas vasculares en determinados forófitos. Se seleccionaron tres forófitos en cada subparcela de 20 x 20 m de una parcela permanente de una hectárea y se registró: D1,30 &gt; 20 cm, frondosidad de copa, visibilidad y ramificación. El inventario de las epífitas se efectuó mediante escalada a los forófitos siguiendo su distribución vertical. Se calcularon parámetros estructurales como densidad, abundancia, frecuencia, índice valor de importancia y diversidad Shannon. La preferencia de hábitat de las epífitas, se calculó mediante el número de individuos por hospedero y por sección. Se registraron 7 610 individuos de 12 especies, 8 géneros y 4 familias. Las especies ecológicamente más importantes en todas las secciones de los forófitos son: Anthurium oxybelium, Peperomia galioides, Tillandsia tovarensis, Cyrtochilum aureum, Pleurothallis maxima, Tillandsia biflora. Las epífitas vasculares registradas prefieren vivir en la sección 3, Tillandsia tovarensis, Pleurothallis maxima y Tillandsia biflora son las de mayor abundancia. Alnus acuminata y Cedrela montana son los forófitos de mayor preferencia para las epífitas vasculares.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO A maioria das árvores das florestas andinas estão cobertas por epífitas. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a composição florística, estrutura e a preferência das epífitas vasculares em determinados forófitos. Selecionaram se três forófitos em cada subparcela de 20 x 20 m de uma parceria permanente numa hectare e se registrou: D1,30 &gt; 20 cm, frondosidade de copa, visibilidade y ramificação. O inventário das epífitas efetuou se mediante escalada aos forófitos seguindo sua distribuição vertical. Se calcularam parâmetros estruturais como densidade, abundância, frequência, índice valor de importância e diversidade Shannon. A preferência de hábitat das epífitas, se calculou mediante o número de indivíduos por hospedeiro e por seção. Se registraram 7 610 indivíduos de 12 espécies, 8 géneros y 4 famílias. As espécies ecológicamente mais importantes em todas as seções dos forófitos são: Anthurium oxybelium, Peperomia galioides, Tillandsia tovarensis, Cyrtochilum aureum, Pleurothallis maxima, Tillandsia biflora. As epífitas vasculares registradas preferem viver na seção 3, Tillandsia tovarensis, Pleurothallis maxima y Tillandsia biflora são as de maior abundância. Alnus acuminata y Cedrela montana são os forófitos de maior preferência para as epífitas vasculares.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Most trees in Andean forests are covered by epiphytes. The objective of the study was to evaluate the floristic composition, structure and preference of vascular epiphytes in certain phorophytes. Three phorophytes were selected in each 20 x 20 m subplot of a one hectare permanent plot and recorded: D 1.30 &gt; 20 cm, crown foliage, visibility and branching. The inventory of the epiphytes was carried out by climbing the phorophytes following their vertical distribution. Structural parameters such as density, abundance, frequency, importance value index and Shannon diversity were calculated. The habitat preference of epiphytes was calculated by the number of individuals per host and per section. 7,610 individuals of 12 species, 8 genera and 4 families were recorded. The most ecologically important species in all sections of the phorophytes are: Anthurium oxybelium, Peperomia galioides, Tillandsia tovarensis, Cyrtochilum aureum, Pleurothallis maxima, Tillandsia biflora. The vascular epiphytes recorded prefer to live in section 3, Tillandsia tovarensis, Pleurothallis maxima and Tillandsia biflora are the most abundant. Alnus acuminata and Cedrela montana are the most preferred phorophytes for vascular epiphytes.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diversity of vascular epiphytes]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vertical distribution and habitat preference.]]></kwd>
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