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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, Cristian Salgado-Luarte, Ernesto Gianoli   +2 more
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Positive effects of ants on host trees are critical in years of low reproduction and not influenced by liana presence

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022
Tropical tree-climbing lianas form paths that benefit foraging of dominant ants which might protect the host tree against herbivores. In contrast, lianas are often associated with negative effects on growth and reproduction of host trees due to light ...
Glória Ramos Soares, Diego V Anjos, Fernanda Vieira da Costa, Giselle Martins Lourenço, Ricardo Ildefonso Campos, Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro   +5 more
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Lianas of Mexico [PDF]

Botanical Sciences, 2015
Through an exhaustive literature review, field exploration and revision of herbaria, the presence of 861 native species of lianas in Mexico is documented, pertaining to 250 genera and 59 families. A total of 25.9 % ( n = 224) of the species and three genera are endemic to Mexico. The 15 most diverse families account for 80.1 % of the species and 85.7 %
Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez, Francisco Javier Rendón-Sandoval, Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio, Pablo Carrillo-Reyes   +3 more
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Lianas [PDF]

Current Biology, 2018
Rowe introduces the beautiful and fascinating plants classified as lianas.
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Comparative transcriptomics of tropical woody plants supports fast and furious strategy along the leaf economics spectrum in lianas

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, Samantha J. Worthy, Maria N. Umaña, Stuart J. Davies, Sean M. McMahon, Nathan G. Swenson   +5 more
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Phytodiversity of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India: field‑based observations—I. Trees and lianas [PDF]

Check List, 2017
Trees and lianas were inventorized in Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India, which revealed the occurrence of 112 and 23 species of trees and lianas respectively.
Arpita Bora, Debjyoti Bhattacharyya
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Temperate Lianas Have More Acquisitive Strategies than Host Trees in Leaf and Stem Traits, but Not Root Traits

Plants, 2022
Increasingly, tropical studies based on aboveground traits have suggested that lianas have a more acquisitive strategy than trees, thereby possibly explaining the increase in lianas relative to trees in many tropical forests under global change. However,
Zhe Zhou, Binzhou Chen, Hongru Zhao, Junjie Yi, Shiqiang Liu, Dan Tie, Jinshi Xu, Shu Hu, Yaoxin Guo, Ming Yue   +9 more
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Facilitation, competition and parasitic facilitation amongst invasive and native liana seedlings and a native tree seedling

NeoBiota, 2017
Lianas are prevalent in gaps and edges of forests where they compete intensely with trees, reducing growth and recruitment. Invasive lianas have the potential to be particularly harmful as the competitive advantage of the liana life history may be ...
Kris French, Sharon Robinson, Liza Smith, Eva Watts   +3 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
Andrew R. Marshall, Andrew R. Marshall, Andrew R. Marshall, Philip J. Platts, Robin L. Chazdon, Robin L. Chazdon, Hamidu Seki, Mason J. Campbell, Oliver L. Phillips, Roy E. Gereau, Robert Marchant, Jingjing Liang, John Herbohn, Yadvinder Malhi, Marion Pfeifer   +14 more
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Cobertura de lianas no dossel florestal e seus efeitos sobre a regeneração de espécies arbóreas. Liana’s coverture in the forest canopy and its effects on regeneration of tree species. [PDF]

Revista do Instituto Florestal, 2016
A regeneração natural é um bom indicador da capacidade de perpetuação das espécies arbóreas e da manutenção da biodiversidade em fragmentos florestais.
Mariane Martins RODRIGUES, Ciro Abbud RIGHI   +1 more
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