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Appendix S1. Data on abundance and co-occurrence rates of 40 sympatric species of Bromeliaceae for comparison between self-compatible (SC) and self-incompatible species (SI). Superscript letter A indicates autonomous self-pollination. Abundance of ramets per species in 35 plots (10 x 10 m) randomly distributed in eight patches. The estimate of co-occurrence was based on the sum of the number of species occurring per patch in which each species was present.

Appendix S2. Data on flowering phenology of 40 sympatric species of Bromeliaceae for comparison between self-compatible (SC) and self-incompatible species (SI). Superscript letter A indicates autonomous self-pollination. Estimates of co-flowering were obtained from the sum of the number of species flowering per month added to the total of months for each species flowering together with other species.

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Appendix S1

Patches
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Size of each patch (ha) / 0.03 / 0.43 / 0.03 / 0.70 / 0.93 / 0.04 / 0.05 / 0.14
Number of patches in 10x10m plot / 1 / 6 / 1 / 10 / 13 / 1 / 1 / 2
Mating System / Abundance / Co-occurrence
Subfamily Bromelioideae
Aechmea araneosa / SCA / 88 / 129
Aechmea capixabae / SC / 16 / 140
Aechmea lamarchei / SC / 447 / 169
Aechmea macrochlamys / SCA / 14 / 74
Aechmea mutica / SC / 452 / 127
Aechmea nudicaulis / SI / 75 / 63
Aechmea pineliana / SI / 17 / 48
Billbergia amoena / SI / 3 / 75
Billbergia bradeana / SC / 344 / 93
Billbergia euphemiae / SI / 155 / 97
Billbergia horrida / SI / 143 / 60
Billbergia vittata / SI / 7 / 46
Edmundoa lindenii / SCA / 2 / 124
Neoregelia guttata / SCA / 173 / 138
Neoregelia macrosepala / SC / 440 / 169
Neoregelia pauciflora / SI / 196 / 30
Nidularium cariacicaense / SCA / 595 / 153
Nidularium espiritosantense / SCA / 169 / 109
Nidularium procerum / SCA / 959 / 169
Portea fosteriana / SI / 2237 / 63
Quesnelia marmorata / I / 2 / 63
Quesnelia quesneliana / SCA / 11 / 99
Quesnelia strobilispica / SCA / 84 / 175
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
Alcantarea extensa / SCA / 1505 / 57
Racinaea spiculosa / SCA / 40 / 63
Tillandsia geminiflora / SCA / 224 / 158
Tillandsia stricta / SC / 7 / 129
Tillandsia tenuifolia / SC / 841 / 143
Vriesea bituminosa / SC / 89 / 49
Vriesea delicatula / SCA / 32 / 60
Vriesea ensiformis / SCA / 178 / 153
Vriesea aff. fenestralis / SCA / 182 / 107
Vriesea gracilior / SC / 771 / 35
Vriesea kautskyana / SCA / 5 / 33
Vriesea longicaulis / SI / 31 / 128
Vriesea procera / SCA / 12 / 33
Vriesea ruschii / SC / 1960 / 93
Vriesea scalaris / SCA / 85 / 169
Vriesea simplex / SCA / 875 / 169
Vriesea vagans / SCA / 1072 / 128
Total ramets in 35 plots / 14538
Total species co-occurring per patch / 16 / 30 / 11 / 30 / 33 / 14 / 20 / 15

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Appendix S2

2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007
Mating System / A / M / J / J / A / S / O / N / D / J / F / M / A / M / J / J / F / M / A / M / J / J / A / S / O / N / D / J / F / Co-flowering
Subfamily Bromelioideae
Aechmea araneosa / SCA / 292
Aechmea capixabae / SC / 286
Aechmea lamarchei / SC / 216
Aechmea macrochlamys / SCA / 188
Aechmea mutica / SC / 272
Aechmea nudicaulis / SI / 63
Aechmea pineliana / SI / 104
Billbergia amoena / SI / 125
Billbergia bradeana / SC / 98
Billbergia euphemiae / SI / 116
Billbergia horrida / SI / 54
Billbergia vittata / SI / 41
Edmundoa lindenii / SCA / 213
Neoregelia guttata / SCA / 177
Neoregelia macrosepala / SC / 148
Neoregelia pauciflora / SI / 28
Nidularium cariacicaense / SCA / 248
Nidularium espiritosantense / SCA / 136
Nidularium procerum / SCA / 206
Portea fosteriana / SI / 51
Quesnelia marmorata / I / 65
Quesnelia quesneliana / SCA / 138
Quesnelia strobilispica / SCA / 227
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
Alcantarea extensa / SCA / 42
Racinaea spiculosa / SCA / 208
Tillandsia geminiflora / SCA / 87
Tillandsia stricta / SC / 142
Tillandsia tenuifolia / SC / 184
Vriesea bituminosa / SC / 149
Vriesea delicatula / SCA / 86
Vriesea ensiformis / SCA / 426
Vriesea aff. fenestralis / SCA / 207
Vriesea gracilior / SC / 182
Vriesea kautskyana / SCA / 56
Vriesea longicaulis / SI / 228
Vriesea procera / SCA / 37
Vriesea ruschii / SC / 317
Vriesea scalaris / SCA / 234
Vriesea simplex / SCA / 426
Vriesea vagans / SCA / 355
Total species blooming per month / 17 / 15 / 22 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 12 / 10 / 9 / 13 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 18 / 14 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 15 / 22 / 19 / 18 / 21 / 15 / 11 / 7 / 9 / 8

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