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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Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Detect Liana Impact on Forest Structure [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2018 Tropical forests are currently experiencing large-scale structural changes, including an increase in liana abundance and biomass. Higher liana abundance results in reduced tree growth and increased tree mortality, possibly playing an important role in ...
Sruthi M. Krishna Moorthy +4 more
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Testing Ecological Theory with Lianas [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2018 Lianas constitute a diverse polyphyletic plant group that is advancing our understanding of ecological theory. Specifically, lianas are providing new insights into the mechanisms that control plant distribution and diversity maintenance.
Andrewartha HG +13 more
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Disturbance and Clonal Reproduction Determine Liana Distribution and Maintain Liana Diversity in a Tropical Forest [PDF]
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.
Ledo, Alicia, Schnitzer, Stefan A.
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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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LIANA Model Integration System - architecture, user interface design and application in MOIRA DSS [PDF]
Advances in Geosciences, 2005 The LIANA Model Integration System is the shell application supporting model integration and user interface functionality required for the rapid construction and run-time support of the environmental decision support systems (EDSS).
D. Hofman
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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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