A standard protocol for liana censuses

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-261

  Gerwing, Jeffrey J ^a,b   Schnitzer, Stefan A ^c   Burnham, Robyn J ^d   Bongers, Frans ^e   Chave, Jérôme ^f   DeWalt, Saara J ^g   Ewango, Corneille E N ^h,i   Foster, Robin ^j   Kenfack, David ^k   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^l   Parren, Marc ^m   Parthasarathy, N ⁿ   Pérez Salicrup, Diego R ^l   Putz, Francis E ^o   Thomas, Duncan W ^p,q  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia IMAZON   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^g CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Conservation Forestière   (Democratic Republic Congo)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^j FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^k MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^l INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^m FORESTRY COMMISSION   (Ghana)

ⁿ PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^o UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^p SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^q OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomass; Census methods; Inventory; Lianas

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CENSUS; CLIMBING PLANT; SPECIES INVENTORY;

EID: 33644960897     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00134.x     Document Type: Review

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