Lianas stifle tree fruit and seed production in tropical forests
Monday, June 12, 2017 - 03:02
in Biology & Nature
Woody vines, known as lianas, compete intensely with trees and their numbers are on the rise in many tropical forests around the world. A new study at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama shows that lianas prevent canopy trees from producing fruit, with potentially far-reaching consequences for other plants and animals.