Are liana communities in linear canopy openings subject to edge effects?

Studies have revealed a significant increase in liana abundance due to intense fragmentation and consequent edge effects in tropical forests. This study evaluated whether liana communities adjacent to linear canopy openings experience edge effects in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. For vegetation sam...

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Published in:	Plant ecology Vol. 223; no. 8; pp. 1023 - 1034
Main Authors:	Miranda, Beatriz Castro, Sansevero, Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto, Amorim, Thiago de Azevedo, Rodrigues, Pablo José Francisco Pena, Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2022 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abundance Applied Ecology Biodiversity Biomedical and Life Sciences Canopies canopy Community & Population Ecology Diameters Ecology Edge effect edge effects Forests Fragmentation Gas pipelines Habitat fragmentation Infestation Lianas Life Sciences Natural gas Old growth forests Parameters Pipe lines Plant Ecology Power lines Sampling Species composition Species richness Terrestial Ecology Trees Tropical forests Linear edges Liana infestation Woody vines Atlantic Forest Fragmentation
ISSN:	1385-0237, 1573-5052
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