Ecophysiology and genetic diversity in high altitude species of chusquea kunth (poaceae: bambusoideae: bambusae) of the venezuelan andes

Abstract

Woody bamboos of the genus Chusquea grow along a broad range of elevations in the Venezuelan Andes. Their growth-form and density vary along the cloud forest-páramo gradient. In this article, we related ecophysiological traits and population genetic diversity information to explain the distribution of growth-form patterns of Chusquea in the Merida Andes, Venezuela.