Biodiversity of Lianas (eBook)

N. Parthasarathy (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2015
XI, 278 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-14592-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book 'Biodiversity of lianas' under the series 'Sustainable development and Biodiversity' is unique as it covers a wide array of topics in this subject covering all continents and will constitute a valuable reference material for students, researchers and forest managers who are concerned with biodiversity, forest ecology and sustainable development of forest resources. It contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading academicians and researchers around the world in the field of Plant Ecology, Taxonomy and related areas of Biodiversity Science but, centered on Lianology and includes original research articles, case studies and reviews (regional and global) in biodiversity, ecology and phytogeography and conservation of lianas from temperate, sub-tropical and tropical forests. The interest in lianas has increased over the last two decades. The ultimate goal of this book is to provide an insight into the patterns of liana diversity, distribution, the role of lianas in structuring forest community, and functional ecology (carbon uptake, ecosystem services, dynamics and invasion), biotechnological tool for conservation of lianas and finally summarizes the significance and the need for conservation of lianas in the changing global environmental scenario.

Inhalt

ForwardPrefaceGeneral Introduction              N Parthasarathy & P VivekPatterns of liana abundance and distribution in temperate forests Bruce P Allen Geographical, taxonomical and ecological aspects of lianas in subtropical forests of ArgentinaAgustina Malizia & Paula CampanelloLiana effects on carbon storage and uptake in mature and secondary tropical forests              Sandra M Duran & G.A. Sánchez-Azofeifa5.       Diversity and distribution of climbing plants in Eurasia and North Africa             Liang Hu & Li Mingguang6.      Liana assemblages in tropical forests of Africa and South East Asia: diversity, abundance and management            Patrick Addo-Fordjour & Zakaria B. Rahmad7.      Diversity of lianas in Eastern Himalayas and North-Eastern India       SK Barik, D Adhikari, A Chettri & PP SinghBiodiversity of lianas and their functional traits in tropical forests of peninsular India             N Parthasarathy, P Vivek, C Muthumperumal, S Muthuramkumar & N AyyappanThe contribution of lianas to forest ecology, diversity, and dynamics Stefan A SchnitzerLiana diversity and their ecosystem services in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India             N Parthasarathy, P Vivek & K Anil11.  A review of biotechnological approaches to conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal lianas in IndiaShaily Goyal, Varsha Sharma & K G RamawatBiological invasion of vines, their impacts and management             S M Sundarapandian, C Muthumperumal & K. SubashreeLiana diversity and the future of tropical forests  Mason Campbell, Ainhoa Magrach & Bill Laurance

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.7.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity
• Reihe/Serie: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 278 p. 30 illus., 11 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: biodiversity • Carbon Stock • Ecosystem services • forest ecology • lianas • sustainable development • systematic botany
• ISBN-10: 3-319-14592-4 / 3319145924
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-14592-1 / 9783319145921