The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap‐phase regeneration

By Stefan A. Schnitzer, J. Dalling, W. Carson. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Disentangling above‐ and below‐ground competition between lianas and trees in a tropical forest (2005, background): “Lianas are often in high abundance and diversity in the high-light conditions of secondary forests and treefall gaps (Putz 1984; Dewalt et al. 2000; Schnitzer & Carson 2001), where they can proliferate to the point of forming extremely dense tangles, thus stalling tree regeneration for many years ( ”
Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest (2006, background): “…dispersal events leading to multiple individuals occurring in the same area (e.g., Webb and Peart 2000; Harms et al. 2001) or because of proliferation in localized areas such as treefall gaps (Putz 1984; Schnitzer et al. 2000; Schnitzer and Carson 2001; Ibarra-Manrı́quez and Martı́nez-Ramos 2002).”
Liana allometric biomass equations for Amazonian primary and secondary forest (2004, background): “They may turn dominant in treefall gaps (Putz, 1983; Schnitzer et al., 2000), in forests affected by hurricane (Rollet, 1969) or logging damage (Pinard and Putz, 1994), or following forest fragmentation (Laurance et al.”
Drought stress and tropical forest woody seedlings: effect on community structure and composition (2005, background): “Lianas strongly influence forest dynamics because they increase the average size of forest gaps, affect slow-growing tree species more than fast-growing pioneers, alter gap-phase succession, and constitute c . 25% of woody species richness in many tropical forests (Croat 1978; Putz 1984; Clark & Cla”
Tree regeneration and microclimate in a liana and bamboo-dominated semideciduous Atlantic Forest (2007, unknown): “Accordingly, in a tropical forest in Panama, development of multistrata forest did not occur in stands with liana-dominated gaps (Schnitzer et al., 2000).”
Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica (2004, background): “…including reducing tree growth and fecundity, increasing tree mortality, suppressing and altering gap-phase regeneration, and increasing canopy connectedness (Putz, 1984a, Stevens, 1987, Putz and Mooney, 1991, Perez-Salicrup and Barker, 2000, Schnitzer et al., 2000, Schnitzer and Carson, 2001).”
Dominance, diversity and distribution of lianas in Yasuní, Ecuador: who is on top? (2002, background): “DISCUSSION Species richness Yasunı́ and Cuyabeno Reserve to the north are often cited among the richest sites in the world in tree species (Ashton & LaFrankie 1999, de Oliveira & Mori 1999, Romoleroux et al. 1997, ter Steege et al. 2000, Valencia et al. 1994, Vasquez-M.”
Changes in tree and liana communities along a successional gradient in a tropical dry forest in south-eastern Brazil (2009, background): “Therefore, they can hinder gap-phase regeneration and impede forest structure recovery, altering patterns of forest succession (Putz 1984; Clark and Clark 1990; Schnitzer et al. 2000; Pérez-Salicrup 2001).”
TREEFALL GAPS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES DIVERSITY IN A TROPICAL FOREST (2001, background): “Finally, shade-tolerant tree abundance and diversity may be reduced in treefall gaps if gapphase regeneration is co-opted by lianas or palms (Schnitzer et al. 2000).”
Liana Impacts on Carbon Cycling, Storage and Sequestration in Tropical Forests (2013, background): “…because some tree species are able to dislodge lianas or escape liana infestation altogether (Putz 1984b, a, Clark & Clark 1990, Balfour & Bond 1993, Campbell & Newbery 1993, Schnitzer et al. 2000, P erez-Salicrup et al. 2001, Alvira et al. 2004, van der Heijden et al. 2008, Ingwell et al. 2010).”
On the formation of dense understory layers in forests worldwide: consequences and implications for forest dynamics, biodiversity, and succession (2006, background): “These layers and the species that compose them have been termed “low canopies” (Schnitzer et al. 2000) and “native invasives”, respectively (de la Cretaz and Kelty 1999).”
Liana abundance in a Puerto Rican forest (2004, background): “In disturbed areas, lianas can suppress tree regeneration and impede recovery of forest structure (Schnitzer et al., 2000; Tabanez and Viana, 2000; Pérez-Salicrup, 2001).”
Annual Rainfall and Seasonality Predict Pan‐tropical Patterns of Liana Density and Basal Area (2010, background): “…and extents of large-scale disturbances, such as hurricanes (Quigley & Platt 2003, Rice et al. 2004, Garrido-Pérez et al. 2008); rates and extents of small-scale disturbances, such as treefall gaps (Putz 1984, Putz & Chai 1987, Schnitzer et al. 2000, Schnitzer & Carson 2001); and sampling error.”
Effects of lianas on growth and regeneration of Prioria copaifera in Darien, Panama (2004, background): “Reducing post-logging liana infestations is desirable because lianas can seriously impede succession in gaps (Schnitzer et al., 2000) and diminish opportunities for rapid recruitment and growth of desirable timber species.”
What controls liana success in Neotropical forests (2008, unknown): “…in many forest dynamic processes, increased dominance of lianas may in turn lead to changes in the tree floristic composition (biodiversity impact) and reduce the carbon sequestration capacity of tropical forests (carbon cycle and climate impact) (Schnitzer et al. , 2000; Phillips et al. , 2002).”