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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
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Hemiboea siccinvolucris (Gesneriaceae), a new species from northeastern Guangxi, China [PDF]
PhytoKeysA new species of Gesneriaceae, Hemiboea siccinvolucris B.Pan & Y.B.Lu, sp. nov., from Guangxi, China, is described. This species is morphologically similar to H. cavaleriei, H. subcapitata, and H.
Yuan Fang +5 more
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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 ...
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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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Intensity, determinants, and impacts of liana load on tropical trees in central Africa
Ecosphere, 2022 Lianas can create dense foliage that reduces the light available for the host trees on which they grow and can directly damage the host trees during their development. A better estimation of liana load and understanding of the determinants and impacts of
Grace Jopaul Loubota Panzou +8 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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Ecology and Evolution, 2023 There is a strong decrease in liana diversity along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients at a global scale, and there is a marked difference in liana diversity between tropical and temperate ecosystems. From these observations, it has been proposed that
Paulina Lobos‐Catalán +1 more
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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 +14 more
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Biology Open, 2022 Lianas, climbing woody plants, influence the structure and function of tropical forests. Climbing traits have evolved multiple times, including ancestral groups such as gymnosperms and pteridophytes, but the genetic basis of the liana strategy is largely
U. Uzay Sezen +5 more
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