Myxomycetes associated with bryophyte mats in San Ramón, Costa Rica

Abstract

Myxomycete-bryophyte associations have been studied mostly in temperate regions of the world. Data from tropical regions are much more limited. The interesting landscape configuration of the San Ramón area in Costa Rica, within the context of the Sierra de Tilarán, allowed an investigation of this ecological association. Results from the present study suggested that moisture could be relevant for generating new data on the associatons of myxomycetes associated with bryophytes. Since available information does not yet allow the testing of interesting ecological questions, simple experiments such as this one facilitate the accumulation of relevant information for future evaluation of pertinent biological hypotheses relating to natural microhabitats.