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Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats (Review)

Posted on March 31st, 2011 by Alex

Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats A great diversity of organisms, ranging from bacteria to vertebrates, survive and propagate in the otherwise deadly traps of carnivorous pitcher plants. Adlassnig et al. review the diversity of trap inquilines and the data on their environment, the pitcher fluid. Nepenthes and Cephalotus produce acidic, toxic or digestive [...]