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Table S1: Sampling Site Information Table S2: Mean host tree measurements at each elevation and plot data used for biomass calculations. Host trees: dbh (diameter at breast height) and ht¬tot (total tree height) were measured in the field (n=3). Ahost (tree surface area) was calculated using the “Tree A-dbh model”, SE given in parentheses. Plots: No stems = total number of stems (>10 cm dbh) per 1 ha forest plot, Aplot = total tree area per 1 ha plot, calculated using the “Tree A-dbh model”. Table S3: Summary of meteorological data from weather stations located in close proximity to the sampling sites. MAT: Mean Annual Temperature, MAP: Mean annual precipitation, VPD: Vapour pressure deficit, SENHAMI: Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia (http://www.senhami.gob.pe/), ABERG: Andes Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, Atrium: database from The Botanical research Institute of Texas (http://atrium.andesamazon.org/index), * Data collected at 2750 m Table S4: Number of liverwort and moss species, per genera, recorded across the transect Table S5: Percentages of moss and liverworts species recorded across altitudinal transect Table S6: Most abundant epiphytic bryophytes and all vascular plants recorded on three host trees at each elevation Fig S1. Non-linear regression function (“Tree A-dbh model”), based on allometric calculations and existing plot census data (dbh for all trees >10 cm) used to estimate total surface area in one hectare plot: y =7.96e0.029x Supplementary Information Continued: Data used for Figures 2-5