Large lianas as hyperdynamic elements of the tropical forest canopy

Lianas (woody vines) are an important component of lowland tropical forests. We report large liana and tree inventory and dynamics data from Amazonia over periods of up to 24 years, making this the longest geographically extensive study of liana ecology to date. We use these results to address basic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2005-05, Vol.86 (5), p.1250-1258
Hauptverfasser:	Phillips, O.L, Vasquez Martinez, R, Monteagudo Mendoza, A, Baker, T.R, Nunez Vargas, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amazonia Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Biomass community ecology community structure dynamics Ecology Forest canopy Forest ecology Forest regeneration Forest soils Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Habitats liana mortality Peru plant communities Plant ecology productivity Rainforests recruitment soil structure Stems tree mortality treefall Trees tropical forest Tropical forests turnover vines Woody vines
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Zusammenfassung:	Lianas (woody vines) are an important component of lowland tropical forests. We report large liana and tree inventory and dynamics data from Amazonia over periods of up to 24 years, making this the longest geographically extensive study of liana ecology to date. We use these results to address basic questions about the ecology of large lianas in mature forests and their interactions with trees. In one intensively studied site we find that large lianas (≥10 cm diameter) represent
ISSN:	0012-9658 1939-9170
DOI:	10.1890/04-1446