Stem Xylem Differences in Congeneric Lianas Between Forests Are Unrelated to Hydraulic Safety but Partly Explain Efficiency [PDF]
PlantsLianas 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 +5 more
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Exploring Co-Occurrence Patterns to Understand Epiphyte–Liana Interactions [PDF]
PlantsAlthough 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 +2 more
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Species divergence and phylogenetic variation of ecophysiological traits in lianas and trees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The climbing habit is an evolutionary key innovation in plants because it is associated with enhanced clade diversification. We tested whether patterns of species divergence and variation of three ecophysiological traits that are fundamental for plant ...
Rodrigo S Rios +2 more
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A importância da luz na ocupação de árvores por lianas
RodriguésiaLianas interagem de forma negativa com as árvores, uma vez que aumentam suas taxas de mortalidade. Seria esperado, portanto, que árvores apresentassem possíveis caracteres que as defenderiam contra lianas.
Julia Caram Sfair +4 more
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Wood Anatomical and Demographic Similarities Between Self-Standing Liana and Tree Seedlings in Tropical Dry Forests of Colombia [PDF]
PlantsCanopy 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 +14 more
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Two decades of change in Ghanaian forests [PDF]
, 2012 Understanding the impacts and synergies of the many threats facing tropical forests is a key research challenge. Here, three potential threats are addressed: drought, fire and lianas.
Fauset, Sophie
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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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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 +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 +8 more
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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 +6 more
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