Species composition, diversity, and abundance of lianas in different secondary and primary forests in a subtropical mountainous area, SW China

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1361-1370

  Yuan, Chun ming ^a,b,c   Liu, Wen yao ^a,d   Tang, Cindy Q ^e   Li, Xiao shuang ^a,b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Yunnan Academy of Forestry   (China)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CCA ordination; Climbing mechanisms; Dispersal types; Host relations; Lianas

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOUNTAIN REGION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUCCESSION; VINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350352199     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0620-7     Document Type: Article

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