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Stem Xylem Differences in Congeneric Lianas Between Forests Are Unrelated to Hydraulic Safety but Partly Explain Efficiency [PDF]

Plants
Lianas are known for their distinctive vascular anatomy and remarkable hydraulic efficiency. Yet they exhibit considerable variation in hydraulic safety across and within forest types.
Caian S. Gerolamo, Anselmo Nogueira, Luciano Pereira, Steven Jansen, Elisangela X. Rocha, Veronica Angyalossy   +5 more
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Exploring Co-Occurrence Patterns to Understand Epiphyte–Liana Interactions [PDF]

Plants
Although epiphytes and lianas share the same habitat, most research has treated these two groups independently. This study aimed to evaluate the co-occurrence of vascular epiphytes and lianas in the subtropical montane forests of northwestern Argentina ...
Sergio J. Ceballos, Ezequiel Aráoz, Tobías Nicolás Rojas   +2 more
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Wood Anatomical and Demographic Similarities Between Self-Standing Liana and Tree Seedlings in Tropical Dry Forests of Colombia [PDF]

Plants
Canopy lianas differ considerably from trees in terms of wood anatomical structure, and they are suggested to have a demographic advantage—faster growth and higher survival—than trees.
Juliana Puentes-Marín, Andrés González-Melo, Beatriz Salgado-Negret, Roy González-M, Julio Abad Ferrer, Juan Pablo Benavides, Juan Manuel Cely, Álvaro Idárraga-Piedrahita, Esteban Moreno, Camila Pizano, Nancy Pulido, Katherine Rivera, Felipe Rojas-Bautista, Juan Felipe Solorzano, María Natalia Umaña   +14 more
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Lianas as a food resource for brown howlers (Alouatta guariba) and southern muriquis (Brachyteles arachnoides) in a forest fragment [PDF]

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2009
Las lianas como recurso alimentario para el mono aullador (Alouatta guariba) y el muriqui meridional (Brachyteles arachnoides) en un área forestal Las lianas (enredaderas leñosas) son muy abundantes y presentan una gran diversidad en las selvas ...
M. M. Martins
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Lianas Significantly Reduce Tree Performance and Biomass Accumulation Across Tropical Forests: A Global Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Lianas are a quintessential tropical plant growth-form; they are speciose and abundant in tropical forests worldwide. Lianas compete intensely with trees, reducing nearly all aspects of tree performance.
Sergio Estrada-Villegas, Sergio Estrada-Villegas, Sergio Estrada-Villegas, Sara Sofia Pedraza Narvaez, Adriana Sanchez, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Stefan A. Schnitzer   +6 more
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Mechanisms and ecological consequences of the over-increase of lianas in forests

Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023
Lianas are one of the components in maintaining forest diversity. The over-increase of lianas in tropical and subtropical forests, especially in secondary forests is threatening the restoration and healthy development of forests.
Shuling SONG, Lingli YI, Lilong ZHANG, Lin CHEN, Zeping YU, Qingni SONG, Fenggang LUAN, Xiong FANG, Jun LIU   +8 more
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Increasing Liana Abundance and Associated Reductions in Tree Growth in Secondary Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Lianas are thought to be increasing and altering tree growth and ecosystem productivity in tropical forests, but less research has focused on secondary or seasonally dry tropical forest.
Justin M. Becknell, German Vargas G., Lacey A. Wright, Natalie-Francesca Woods, David Medvigy, Jennifer S. Powers, Jennifer S. Powers   +6 more
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Lianas and Trees From a Seasonally Dry and a Wet Tropical Forest Did Not Differ in Embolism Resistance but Did Differ in Xylem Anatomical Traits in the Dry Forest

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
One of the most prominent changes in neotropical forests has been the increase in abundance and size of lianas. Studies suggest that lianas have more acquisitive strategies than trees, which could allow them to take advantage of water more effectively ...
Chris M. Smith-Martin, Chris M. Smith-Martin, Steven Jansen, Timothy J. Brodribb, José A. Medina-Vega, José A. Medina-Vega, José A. Medina-Vega, Christopher Lucani, Andrea Huppenberger, Jennifer S. Powers   +9 more
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Differential adaptation of lianas and trees in wet and dry forests revealed by trait correlation networks

Ecological Indicators, 2022
The single functional differentiation of lianas and trees has been explored at both local and regional scales. Traits are not independent of each other, and the differentiation and integration of the multiple traits of lianas and trees under contrasting ...
Congcong Liu, Ying Li, Nianpeng He
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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, Scott A Mangan, James W Dalling, Claire A Baldeck, Stephen P Hubbell, Alicia Ledo, Helene Muller-Landau, Michael F Tobin, Salomon Aguilar, David Brassfield, Andres Hernandez, Suzanne Lao, Rolando Perez, Oldemar Valdes, Suzanne Rutishauser Yorke   +14 more
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