| From forest regeneration to species
diversity and
even ecosystem-level processes, lianas (woody vines) play an important
role in many aspects of forest dynamics (see
abstract).
Below are some examples of the diversity of
lianas
and the impact that they have on trees.
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| Bauhinia sp. climbing into the canopy in central
Panama |
Entada monostachya smothering trees near river in
western Costa
Rica |
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Passiflora
vitifolia
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| Clitoria
javitensis (fabaceae) in flower in central Panama |
Clitoria
with both flower and fruit |
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| Knotted liana in the Dilleniaceae family |
Massive Entada monostachya in Panama |
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Lianas smothering tree regeneration in a treefall gap
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| Liana tangles in tropical |
and temperate forests |
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Wild grape (Vitis sp.)
in the canopy of a forest in Pennsylvania
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