Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest
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 reduce tree carbon uptake and accumulation. Becau...
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Ecological Society of America
2014
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45007/ |