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Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest (2014)
Journal Article
Schnitzer, S. A., van der Heijden, G., Mascaro, J., & Carson, W. P. (2014). Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest. Ecology, 95(11), https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1718.1

Treefall gaps are the “engines of regeneration” in tropical forests and are loci of high tree recruitment, growth, and carbon accumulation. Gaps, however, are also sites of intense competition between lianas and trees, whereby lianas can dramatically... Read More about Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest.

Impacts of lianas on forest-level carbon storage and sequestration (2014)
Book Chapter
Van Der Heijden, G. M., Phillips, O. L., & Schnitzer, S. A. (2015). Impacts of lianas on forest-level carbon storage and sequestration. In S. A. Schnitzer, F. Bongers, R. J. Burnham, & F. E. Putz (Eds.), Ecology of Lianas (164-174). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118392409.ch13

© 2015 by JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. The liana-induced reduction in carbon stored in tropical forests is likely caused by: (1) reduced tree growth; (2), increased tree mortality; and (3) a shift in tree species composition due to d... Read More about Impacts of lianas on forest-level carbon storage and sequestration.