GEERTJE VAN DER HEIJDEN Geertje.VanDerheijden@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Forest Ecology and Global Change
Making (remote) sense of lianas
van der Heijden, Geertje M.F.; Proctor, Ashley D.C.; Calders, Kim; Chandler, Christopher; Field, Richard; Foody, Giles M.; Krishna Moorthy, Sruthi M.; Schnitzer, Stefan; Waite, Catherine; Boyd, Doreen S.
Authors
Ashley D.C. Proctor
Kim Calders
Christopher Chandler
Dr RICHARD FIELD RICHARD.FIELD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Biodiversity Science
GILES FOODY giles.foody@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Geographical Information
Sruthi M. Krishna Moorthy
Stefan Schnitzer
Catherine Waite
DOREEN BOYD doreen.boyd@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Earth Observation
Abstract
Lianas (woody vines) are abundant and diverse, particularly in tropical ecosystems. Lianas use trees for structural support to reach the forest canopy, often putting leaves above their host tree. Thus they are major parts of many forest canopies. Yet, relatively little is known about distributions of lianas in tropical forest canopies, because studying those canopies is challenging. This knowledge gap is urgent to address because lianas compete strongly with trees, reduce forest carbon uptake and are thought to be increasing, at least in the Neotropics. Lianas can be difficult to study using traditional field methods. Their pliable stems often twist and loop through the understorey, making it difficult to assess their structure and biomass, and the sizes and locations of their crowns. Furthermore, liana stems are commonly omitted from standard field surveys. Remote sensing of lianas can help overcome some of these obstacles and can provide critical insights into liana ecology, but to date there has been no systematic assessment of that contribution. We review progress in studying liana ecology using ground-based, airborne and space-borne remote sensing in four key areas: (i) spatial and temporal distributions, (ii) structure and biomass, (iii) responses to environmental conditions and (iv) diversity. This demonstrates the great potential of remote sensing for rapid advances in our knowledge and understanding of liana ecology. We then look ahead, to the possibilities offered by new and future advances. We specifically consider the data requirements, the role of technological advances and the types of methods and experimental designs that should be prioritised. Synthesis. The particular characteristics of the liana growth form make lianas difficult to study by ground-based field methods. However, remote sensing is well suited to collecting data on lianas. Our review shows that remote sensing is an emerging tool for the study of lianas, and will continue to improve with recent developments in sensor and platform technology. It is surprising, therefore, how little liana ecology research has utilised remote sensing to date—this should rapidly change if urgent knowledge gaps are to be addressed. In short, liana ecology needs remote sensing.
Citation
van der Heijden, G. M., Proctor, A. D., Calders, K., Chandler, C., Field, R., Foody, G. M., …Boyd, D. S. (2022). Making (remote) sense of lianas. Journal of Ecology, 110(3), 498-513. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13844
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 10, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Publication Date | Mar 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jan 10, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 23, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Ecology |
Print ISSN | 0022-0477 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2745 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 110 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 498-513 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13844 |
Keywords | Plant Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7220512 |
Publisher URL | https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.13844 |
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