. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Commensalism with Continuous Contact 375 This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic. Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Each of these mosses consists of two species forming a lichen, and this grows as an epiphyte upon the conifers, thus creating a three-way partnership. Epiphytes sometimes show chstinct preferences for one host species, as may be seen, for example, in southeastern Unite
. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Commensalism with Continuous Contact 375 This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic. Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Each of these mosses consists of two species forming a lichen, and this grows as an epiphyte upon the conifers, thus creating a three-way partnership. Epiphytes sometimes show chstinct preferences for one host species, as may be seen, for example, in southeastern United. rhol,, by H. B. Mnore Fig. Bromeliads, including the pendant Spanish moss ( Tillaiulsia), growing as epiphytes on the branches of the live oak in Florida. States where the Spanish moss grows more abundantly on the live oaks than on the pines (Fig. ). All these epiphytes use the trees only as a point of attachment amid suitable light and other conditions, and manufacture their own food by photosynthesis. Since they do not obtain nourishment from the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clarke, George L. (George Leonard), 1905-. New York, Wiley
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