Agradecimentos: We thank Hilario Azol for help with sampling of anurans in the field, Dr Ladaslav Sodek, Dr Camila Aguetoni Cambuı, Cassia Ayumi Takahashi and Patrıcia Britto helped with the physiological analyses. This study was supported by a FAPESP scholarship to A.Z.

Bromeliads are able to occupy some of the most nutrient-poor environments especially because they possess absorptive leaf trichomes, leaves organized in rosettes, distinct photosynthetic pathways [C-3, Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) or facultative C-3

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQ

FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP

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