Ep. 510 - Epiphytes & Phorophytes

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Mosses, liverworts, and lichens live in a world of their own. Not unlike the trees they grow on, these tiny organisms must play out the dramas of obtaining the water, nutrients, and light they need to survive, they are just doing so on a much smaller scale. At the same time, they are supporting their own food webs that scale far bigger than their own lives. Join me and Dr. Greg McGee as we explore the world of epiphytes and the phorophytes that support them and learn what they can teach us about forest management and biodiversity. This episode was produced in part by Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of
0:03.9	Indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone
0:08.1	doing this week? Do you enjoy podcasts like this? Well, they can't happen unless you support
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0:16.4	patron over at patreon.com slash In Defensive Plants, where for a little bit of support each month you can get
0:22.0	access to bonus episodes. We're currently exploring a mini-series where the wonderful Sarah Johnson
0:26.7	and I are learning to garden better and that includes everything from vegetables to native plants
0:30.9	and yes, now even aquariums. So once again, that's patreon.com slash indefensive plants. Thanks in advance.
0:37.4	But today is another really fun conversation and that's patreon.com slash indefensive plants. Thanks in advance. But today is another
0:38.6	really fun conversation and it's happening at the microscale across a forested landscape.
0:44.7	We are talking about epiphytes and the trees that support them. And in this context,
0:49.3	we're thinking about bryophytes, so mosses, liverworts, and even a little bit of lichens here at the end, too.
0:54.0	Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Greg McGee, whose career is devoted to trying to understand
0:58.5	what affects bryophyte, diversity, and abundance across the landscape, and how we can
1:02.4	manage our forests better to promote these wonderful organisms and all of the other things they
1:06.6	support as well.
1:07.7	It's a really cool conversation that has a lot to do with physics and chemistry
1:10.9	and everything in between. So I don't want to keep you from it any longer. Let's just jump right
1:15.0	into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Greg McGee, welcome to the podcast. I am so pumped to pick your brain today.
1:38.4	But first, let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:43.7	Well, Matt, thank you.
1:44.4	It's good to be here with you tonight.
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