Drowning in a sandy ocean: Epiarenic growth of Tillandsia in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
Robin Schweikert, Ron Eric Stein, Neil Bogs, Olaf Bubenzer, Camilo del Río, Dörte Harpke, Simon Matthias May, Alexander Siegmund, Alexandra Stoll, Dietmar Quandt, Мarcus A. Koch
This study examines how Tillandsia landbeckii in the Atacama Desert interacts with sand and wind to maintain vegetation, showing that sand transport and vegetation structure are interdependent.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology