Factors limiting tropical rain forest regeneration in abandoned pasture: seed rain, seed germination, microclimate and soil.
The microclimate in the sites showed some strong differences.
Due to their microclimate, forest remnants have a crucial function for successful restoration of these forest communities.
Moreover, spatial variation in microclimate or soil drainage may have indirect influences on soil respiration through effects on species composition and plant productivity.
Rainforest air-conditioning: the moderating influence of epiphytes on the microclimate in tropical tree crowns.
Touristic exploitation of these hypogean monuments requires illumination and causes changes of microclimate, particularly an increase in humidity.
Fallows had a significantly higher percentage of smooth mat species (72%), which may reflect the warmer, drier microclimate in the fallows.
Effects of shading on microclimate were small, treatment periods were relatively short and effects on development were slight.
