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.

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