Hi Ed, Perhaps I'd be better off asking more specific questions. The search engine was definitely a help - thanks.
I'll look into the epiphytes - that's a good suggestion. I wonder if anyone is actually studying the epiphytes in New England. Any suggestions as to where I should start looking? Thanks, Jennie On Oct 28, 8:56 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > Jennie, > > Welcome to ENTS. You have expressed is a pretty brood range of interests in > New England forests. Certainly there are people here on the list that can > address many of your questions. There is a search engine on the home page of > the ENTS websitehttp://www.nativetreesociety.orgthat lets you search for > subjects on the website. > > I want to address one limited portion of your interests. There are a few > epiphyte related posts on the ENTS website. > http://www.google.com/cse?cx=006676912687047811455%3Axki1xeiyulm&ie=U... In > general there appears to be a positive link between the amount of moisture > present , and the number and variety of epiphytes present in the trees. At > Pictured Rocks National Seashore in MI for example, there was a band of trees > along the lake that were covered with epiphytes, while farther from shore > they were less developed. This is likely a result of fog coming in from lake > Superior. There are likely similar situations in New England near larger > lakes and the ocean. I don't know if anyone has systematically looked at the > question there. > > Ed Frank > > Check out my new Blog: http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/(and click on > some of the ads) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
