Effects of logging on the diversity of lianas in a lowland tropical rain forest in Hainan Island, South China

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 618-624

  Ding, Yi ^a   Zang, Runguo ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Climbing mechanisms; Liana host tree relationship; Logging system; Species diversity; Tropical lowland rain forest

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASAL AREA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HOST PLANT; LOGGING (TIMBER); RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN;

EID: 70249139124     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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