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Wanted: new allometric equations for large lianas and African lianas [PDF]

Biotropica, 2016
AbstractLiana abundance appears to be increasing, possibly to the detriment of trees, but methods for measuring liana biomass are undependable. We show that five commonly used allometric equations produce disparate results and discuss two large information gaps—Central African lianas and large lianas—that currently preclude accurate liana biomass ...
Miao, Zewei, Koerner, Sally E, Medjibe, Vincent P, Poulsen, John R   +3 more
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Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals the Distribution of Cryptic Nocturnal Wildlife 局域生态知识揭示隐秘夜行野生动物的分布

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Many nocturnal animals are difficult to study because they are rarely seen, including nocturnal primates, galagos and pottos, in West Africa. Working with over 600 people in 52 villages in southern Guinea‐Bissau, we found that communities frequently recognized galagos by their red eyeshine and distinctive calls, while pottos were not known.
Chloe Chesney, Iaia Tawél Camará, Mamadu Cassamá, Amélia Frazão‐Moreira, Tânia Minhós, Kimberley J. Hockings, Elena Bersacola   +6 more
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The Search for Champion Lianas: The Largest Lianas on Six Continents

The Search for Champion Lianas: The Largest Lianas on Six Continents
ABSTRACT Determining species' maximum sizes provides valuable insights into their ecology, natural history, and potential ecosystem contributions. Using both plot‐based and forest‐wide surveys on six continents, we document the largest “Champion” liana ever recorded (866 mm diameter) from an African forest, as well as continental ...
Schnitzer, Stefan, Kaçamak, Begüm, Zombo, Isaac, Pandi, Vivek, Addo-Fordjour, Patrick, Chen, Ya‐jun, Di Filippo, Alfredo, Brockelman, Warren, Nathalang, Anuttara, Gianoli, Ernesto, Garcia Leon, Maria, Bernal, Boris, Mackintosh, Emma, van der Heijden, Geertje, Mori, Hideki, Davis, Christopher, Peters, Jacob, Zakaria, Rahmad, Ibarra-Manríquez, Guillermo, Sinaca-Colín, Santiago, Chanthorn, Wirong, Dabo, Gabriel, Putz, Francis, Marshall, Andrew, Defilippis, David, Mello, Felipe, Schnitzler, Annik, Dronneau, Christian, Kanda, Naveen Babu, Parthasarathy, Narayanaswamy, de Deurwaerder, Hannes   +30 more
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Diversity and field status of lianas in Tripura, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
A checklist of lianas in Tripura, India was prepared which enumerates about 60 species of lianas in the state. In this present paper, diversity of lianas in Tripura was analyzed by field exploration from October 2010 to February 2013.
Lalawmkima Darlong, Debjyoti Bhattacharyya   +1 more
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Mortality and diameter growth of lianas in a semideciduous forest fragment in Southeastern Brazil Mortalidade e crescimento em diâmetro de lianas em um fragmento de mata semidecídua no Sudeste do Brasil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 1999
This is a 30-month study of mortality rates and diameter growth rates of lianas in a semideciduous forest fragment in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Julio Antonio Lombardi, Lívia Godinho Temponi, Claudia Aparecida Leite   +2 more
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A dataset of Neotropical liana research focusing on the strategies of control for forest restoration and management practices

Annals of Forest Science, 2022
Key message Forest fragmentation leads to a micro-environmental condition that favors the proliferation of liana, which infest trees, compete with them, and reduce their performance.
Betânia da Cunha Vargas, Maria Tereza Grombone-Guaratini, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato   +2 more
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Flora of Espírito Santo: Barnebyoid and Bunchosioid clades (Malpighiaceae)

Rodriguésia, 2022
We present the taxonomic treatment of four genera and six Malpighiaceae species from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We analyzed herbarium specimens (BHCB, CRVD, MBML, RB, SPF and VIES) and collected specimens in field expeditions from January 2018 ...
Paulo Henrique Dettmann Barros, Rafael Felipe de Almeida, Valquíria Ferreira Dutra   +2 more
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Stem cambial variants of Taiwan lianas

Botanical Studies, 2022
Abstract Background: Cambium in lianas, responsible for secondary growth, develop diverse and diagnostic traits during the climbing phase. Studies on the cross-section of Taiwanese liana cambial variants are scarce. We collected multiple stem cross-sections from 287 liana species belonging to 52 families.
Sheng-Zehn Yang, Po-Hao Chen, Jian-Jhong Chen   +2 more
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From steps to home ranges: How habitat disturbance influences the movement drivers of an arboreal primate

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Challenging the narrative about howler monkeys' high resilience to anthropogenic changes, our multiscale analysis reveals the costs of habitat disturbance to their movement ecology. We identify thermal limitations, reduced travel efficiency, and significant spatial saturation.
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete, Sarie Van Belle, Ulises Lara‐García, Manuel Guzmán‐Aguilar, Onja H. Razafindratsima   +4 more
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Root parasitism by Scybalium fungiforme Schott & Endl. is not random among host species in seasonal tropical forest [PDF]

Acta Botânica Brasílica
Though they comprise 1 % of plant species on the planet, plant parasites are poorly known. They have been considered a threat to cultivated plants and to the conservation of host species in natural areas.
Bruna Helena de Campos, Andra Carolina Dalbeto, Bruno dos Santos Francisco, João Paulo Romanelli, Rafaele Almeida Munis, Vera Lex Engel, Giselda Durigan   +6 more
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