Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 18:21
in Biology & Nature
Ecologist are studying how woody vines, or lianas, are affecting tropical forests and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Through a comprehensive community-level study on liana-tree interactions in Panama, researchers are untangling how lianas survive -- and whether they are really threatening trees.