Epiphytes & Phorophytes

Mosses, liverworts, and lichens live in a world of their own. Not unlike the trees they grow on, these tiny organisms must play out the dramas of obtaining the water, nutrients, and light they need to survive, they are just doing so on a much smaller scale. At the same time, they are supporting their own food webs that scale far bigger than their own lives. Join In Defence of Plants podcast and Dr. Greg McGee as they explore the world of epiphytes and the phorophytes that support them and learn what they can teach us about forest management and biodiversity.

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