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Liana Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution on Barro Colorado Island, Panama [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Lianas are a key component of tropical forests; however, most surveys are too small to accurately quantify liana community composition, diversity, abundance, and spatial distribution - critical components for measuring the contribution of lianas to ...
Stefan A Schnitzer +2 more
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Local Forest Structure and Host Specificity Influence Liana Community Composition in a Moist Central African Forest [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionLianas are important components of tropical forest diversity and dynamics, yet little is known about the drivers of their community structure and composition.
Begüm Kaçamak +14 more
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Conceptualising the Global Forest Response to Liana Proliferation
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020 Lianas are woody vines, rooted in the soil, and supported physically by trees. Lianas contribute to forest ecosystem functioning globally, but especially in the tropics and subtropics. However, prolific liana growth following heavy disturbance frequently
Philip J Platts +2 more
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Ecology, 2014 Negative density dependence (NDD) and habitat specialization have received strong empirical support as mechanisms that explain tree species diversity maintenance and distribution in tropical forests. In contrast, disturbance appears to play only a minor role.
Alicia Ledo, Stefan A Schnitzer
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Dwarfs of the fortress: A new cryptic species of dwarf gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Rajgad fort in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India [PDF]
Evolutionary Systematics, 2021 A new species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 is described from the Rajgad fort in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. The new species, belonging to the flaviventralis clade, is one of the smallest known Indian Cnemaspis and can be ...
Amit Sayyed +3 more
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Linking Drone and Ground-Based Liana Measurements in a Congolese Forest
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 Lianas are abundant and diverse in tropical forests and impact forest dynamics. They occupy part of the canopy, forming a layer of leaves overtopping tree crowns. Yet, their interaction with trees has been mainly studied from the ground.
Begüm Kaçamak +13 more
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Detection of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Liana Infestation Using Satellite-Derived Imagery
Remote Sensing, 2021 Lianas (woody vines) play a key role in tropical forest dynamics because of their strong influence on tree growth, mortality and regeneration. Assessing liana infestation over large areas is critical to understand the factors that drive their spatial ...
Chris J. Chandler +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Edge disturbance can drive liana community changes and alter liana‐tree interaction networks, with ramifications for forest functioning. Understanding edge effects on liana community structure and liana‐tree interactions is therefore essential for forest
Bismark Ofosu‐Bamfo +2 more
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Climate Change Affects Reproductive Phenology in Lianas of Australia’s Wet Tropics
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 Lianas are increasing in abundance in many tropical forests. This increase can alter forest structure and decrease both carbon storage and tree diversity via antagonistic relationships between lianas and their host trees.
Nara O. Vogado +5 more
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