Can't see the wood for the climbers: Vines threatening tropical forests
Friday, July 22, 2016 - 09:51
in Earth & Climate
Woody climbing vines, known as lianas, are preventing tropical forests from recovering and are hampering the ability of forests to store carbon, scientists are warning. Instead of taking decades to recover, tropical forests are at risk of taking hundreds of years to re-grow because of lianas, which spread rapidly following extensive tree-felling.