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dc.contributor.authorTang, Yong
dc.contributor.authorKitching, Roger L
dc.contributor.authorCao, Min
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:51:41Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:51:41Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-21T03:03:15Z
dc.identifier.issn1001-6538
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11434-011-4690-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/51754
dc.description.abstractLianas are a principal physiognomic component of tropical and subtropical forests and are typically considered to be parasites of trees. In contrast, the substantial contribution of lianas to rainforest leaf litter production (up to 40%) suggests that they play important roles in nutrient cycles and may benefit their host trees. Lianas contribute disproportionately to total forest litter production at least partially because lianas invest relatively little in support structures and proportionately much more to leaf production when compared with trees. In contrast to tree leaves, liana leaves are higher in nutrient concentrations, relatively short-lived, and decompose more rapidly. In addition, the special life form of lianas allows them to grow vertically and horizontally in the forest and relocate nutrients, mainly towards their host trees, through the production of leaf litter. Consequently, lianas may contribute substantially to the high rainforest productivity, and the roles they play in liana/tree associations and rainforest dynamics needs to be re-evaluated.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeChina
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom307
dc.relation.ispartofpageto312
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalChinese Science Bulletin
dc.relation.ispartofvolume57
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310399
dc.titleLianas as structural parasites: A re-evaluation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2012. This is a SpringerOpen Access license agreement which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorKitching, Roger L.


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