This episode presents on Tropical Mountain and Cloud Forest issues, namely conservation, species diversity and ecology.

It uses an interview with Hazel Berrios and her wider tropical plant field experience.

This session discusses a multi-year field study experience by the author, and a 2 years M.Sc. thesis field work by HB in the cloud forest of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. A focus is made on over 200 species of epiphytes and its open access data in Dryad, a topic not much addressed before.

References

Berríos Alvarez, H. K. (2019). Species richness patterns and plant size of vascular epiphytes along an elevation gradient in the tropical montane forest of volcán maderas, nicaragua (Order No. 13811988). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2215571077). Retrieved from http://uaf.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/species-richness-patterns-plant-size-vascular/docview/2215571077/se-2?accountid=14470

Berrios H, Coronado I, Marsico T. [In review]. High species richness turnover of vascular epiphytes is associated with water availability along the elevation gradient of Volcán Maderas, Nicaragua. Authorea Preprints; 2021. DOI: 10.22541/au.163256507.73120492/v1.

Berrios, Hazel (2020), DATASET. Species richness and abundance of vascular epiphytes along an elevation gradient, Dryad, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bzkh1896h

Huettmann F. (2015) Conservation Research in the Cloud Forest of Central America with Lessons from Maderas Volcano, Ometepe, Nicaragua: A First-Person Narrative About Very Tough Fieldwork, Unfinished Data, and Climate Justice While Running Out of Time. In: F. Huettmann F. (ed.) Central American Biodiversity: Conservation, Ecology, and a Sustainable Future. Springer New York, pages 419-434

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