Neotropical cave entrances as environmental filters for vascular plant communities along low-light and soil resource gradients

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eotropical quartzite cave entrances harbour unexpectedly rich vascular plant communities shaped by steep light and soil-resource gradients. Across the forest–cave continuum, richness declines sharply with depth, while composition is governed by external forest structure, entrance geomorphology and sediment geochemistry. These ecotones act as strong environmental filters and may represent overlooked microrefugia for shade- and stress-tolerant tropical plants.

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