Author : W. N. J. Ursem
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 1989
Category :
ISBN :
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Lianas of the Guianas
Author : Bruce Hoffman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,12 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789460222245
Lianas (woody vines) are iconic symbols of tropical forests around the world. These plants use the energetically expensive investment of trees in woody stems to gain relatively inexpensive access to the light-rich canopy. The evolution of a climbing habit has occurred in many unrelated plant groups using twining and clasping shoots or specialized structures such as tendrils, hooks, spines, adhesive roots, and internal stem anatomy. Lianas contribute significantly to tropical forest diversity (25-40% of species), carbon sequestration, biomass, plant-animal interactions and forest gap dynamics. Although they are often considered pests in commercial forestry, woody climbers are important to many traditional peoples as medicines, subsistence fibers and non-timber forest products. Largely due to their inaccessibility, lianas and other climbers remain among the most poorly documented lifeforms in the tropics. 0This book aims to facilitate learning and identification of woody climbers of the Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) for specialists and non-specialists by using an image-rich format, common and scientific names, simplified botanical terminology, and character icon guides, and by describing ecology and uses.
Ecology of Lianas
Author : Stefan Schnitzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1118392485
Lianas are woody vines that were the focus of intense study by early ecologists, such as Darwin, who devoted an entire book to the natural history of climbing plants. Over the past quarter century, there has been a resurgence in the study of lianas, and liana are again recognized as important components of many forests, particularly in the tropics. The increasing amount of research on lianas has resulted in a fundamentally deeper understanding of liana ecology, evolution, and life-history, as well as the myriad roles lianas play in forest dynamics and functioning. This book provides insight into the ecology and evolution of lianas, their anatomy, physiology, and natural history, their global abundance and distribution, and their wide-ranging effects on the myriad organisms that inhabit tropical and temperate forests.
Effect of Lianas of Tree Regeneration in Tropical Rain Forest
Author : Mariana Tarin Toleda Aceves
Publisher :
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 26,16 MB
Release : 2006
Category :
ISBN :
Seeds, Seedlings and Gaps - Size Matters
Author : Simmone Abiola Rose
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Tree Demography in the Tropical Rain Forest of Guyana
Author : Roderick Jan Zagt
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN :
Tree Demography in the Tropical Rain Forest of Guyana
Author : Roderick Jan Zagt
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN :
Forest Climbing Plants of West Africa
Author : Frans Bongers
Publisher : CABI
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 24,16 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780851999142
Climbing plants, including lianas, represent a fascinating component of the ecology of tropical forests. This book focuses on the climbing plants of West African forests. Based on original research, it presents information on the flora (including a checklist), diversity (with overviews at several levels of integration), ecology (distribution, characteristics in relation to environment, their role in forest ecosystems) and ethnobotany. Forestry aspects, such as their impact on tree growth and development, and the effects of forestry interventions on climbers are also covered.
Botanical Diversity in the Tropical Rain Forest of Guyana
Author : Renske C. Ek
Publisher :
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 25,96 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Rain forests
ISBN : 9789039317730
The flora of the Mabura Hill area, Guyana. Vertical distribution and associations of vascular epiphytes in four different forest types in the Guianas. Botanical diversity of Greenheart dominated mixed rain forest near Mabura Hill, Guyana...
Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield
Author : D. S. Hammond
Publisher : CABI
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781845930929
The Guiana Shield is an ancient geological formation located in the northern part of South America, covering an area of one million square kilometres. Despite its hostile environment, it is home to many unusual and highly specialized plants and animals, which constitute a rich area of biodiversity. Chapters in this book include hydrology, nutrient cycling, forest phenology, insect-plant interactions, forest microclimate, plant distributions, forest dynamics and conservation and management of flora and fauna. It provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the ecology, biology and natural history of the forests of the area.