Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas across the tropics
Arildo S. Dias,
Rafael S. Oliveira,
Fernando R. Martins
et al.
Abstract:AimsLianas are a central component of tropical forests. However, how the type of climbing mechanisms is related to the functional and taxonomic diversity of lianas across the tropics, remains largely unresolved. Here, we tested two main hypotheses: (i) the functional diversity of lianas differs with climbing mechanism (active and passive) and (ii) the association between taxonomic diversity with contemporary climate, paleoclimate, forest structure and phylogeny differ between climbing mechanisms.LocationTropic… Show more
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