Effect of some environmental factors on liana abundance in a regenerating secondary lowland rainforest in Nigeria three decades after a ground fire

Uwalaka, Nelson Obinna; Khapugin, Anatoliy A.; Muoghalu, Joseph Ikechukwu

doi:10.12775/eq.2020.011

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“…This was similar to other studies that found lianas in abundance at lower altitudes [1,6,8,29,50]. Abiotic variables have been involved in influencing the spread of lianas in habitats in other research works [3,6,15,32,40]. While working, Liu et al [51] reported similar findings, attributing the distribution, community structure, and abundance of the climbing species to environmental conditions such as soil nutrients.…”

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Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns of Climbers along an Abiotic Gradient in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Majeed

Haq

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Forests

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Climber–abiotic parameter interactions can have important ramifications for ecosystem’s functions and community dynamics, but the extent to which these abiotic factors influence the spatial distributions of climber communities in the western Himalayas is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the taxonomic diversity, richness, and distribution patterns of climbers in relation to abiotic variables in the Jhelum District. The data were collected from 120 random transects between 2019 and 2021, from 360 sites within triplet quadrats (1080 quadrats), and classification and ordination analyses were used to categorize the sample transects. A total of 38 climber species belonging to 25 genera and 11 families were recorded from the study area. The Convolvulaceae were the dominant family (26.32%), followed by the Apocynaceae (21.05%), and Leguminosae (15.79%). The majority of the climbers were herbaceous in nature (71.05%), followed by woody (23.68%). Based on the relative density, the most dominant species was Vicia sativa (12.74). The majority of the species flowered during the months of March–April (28.04%), followed by August–September (26.31%). Abiotic factors have a significant influence on the distribution pattern and structure of climbers in the study area. The results show that the climbers react to the biotic environment in different ways. The findings will serve as the foundation for future botanical inventories and will be crucial for understanding the biological, ecological, and economic value of climbers in forest ecosystems. This will help forest management, conservation, and ecological restoration in the Himalayas.

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“…The optimal pruning point for the dendrogram was determined using Ward's technique. PAST software (version 4.07) was used to determine the clusters and diversity indices for each group of clusters [30][31][32]. The Pearson correlation between abiotic and non-biotic variables was calculated using the R program [33].…”

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Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns of Climbers along an Abiotic Gradient in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Majeed

Haq

et al. 2022

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“…O sucesso das trepadeiras no acesso a copa das árvores depende do suporte estrutural fornecido pela estratificação natural da vegetação (Putz, 1984;Phillips et al, 2005;Cox et al, 2019). Adicionalmente, a ocorrência de lianas em habitats florestais pode associar-se às condições edáfico-climáticas (Oliveira et al, 2014;Tymen et al, 2016;Uwalaka et al, 2020) e hídricas locais (Van der Heijden & Phillips 2009;Reid et al, 2015), bem como à disponibilidade de luz na copa das plantas hospedeiras (Sfair et al, 2013;Reis et al, 2020).…”

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“…As lianas são muito representativas nas florestas tropicais e entender os fatores que limitam o seu estabelecimento nesses habitats é um importante desafio (Campbell et al, 2015;Tymen et al, 2016;Uwalaka et al, 2020). As nossas áreas se destacam das demais florestas de transição mato-grossenses em diversos aspectos.…”

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Palmeiras limitam a proliferação de lianas em florestas do ecótono Amazônia-Cerrado-Pantanal

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Olivo-Neto

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As palmeiras reúnem caracteres estruturais que limitam a sua colonização por lianas (e.g., crescimento rápido, caule flexível monopodial e folhas decíduas). O objetivo do nosso estudo foi avaliar se a presença de palmeiras pode influenciar na infestação das plantas por lianas em três comunidades florestais (FG, FS1 e FS2) da Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras (EESA), o único espaço de transição entre três biomas em território brasileiro. Em cada floresta alocamos uma parcela permanente de 1 ha, amostramos árvores e palmeiras com DAP ≥ 10 cm, atribuímos uma classificação binária quanto à presença ou a ausência das trepadeiras nos indivíduos, bem como calculamos as taxas médias de infestação por lianas e de ocupação por palmeiras. Ao todo, registramos 1.557 indivíduos, distribuídos em 41 famílias e 147 espécies. Contabilizamos 682 plantas infestadas e 875 livres de lianas em um total de 1.063 árvores e 494 palmeiras, sendo que, 73% das plantas infestadas eram árvores. A presença de palmeiras limitou a proliferação de lianas nas nossas áreas. As árvores foram mais vulneráveis à infestação por lianas do que as palmeiras e a condição favorável para a colonização massiva das mesmas foi aquela em que a taxa de ocupação por palmeiras atingiu 23% por hectare. Descobrimos que a forma de vida influencia substancialmente a infestação das plantas do ecótono Amazônia-Cerrado-Pantanal, sendo a maior infestação observada entre as árvores baixas. Concluímos que a taxa de infestação tende a reduzir em função do aumento na densidade palmeiras.

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Overview of the Research on Climbers from the Past to the Present: A Global Analysis

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2023

Taxonomy and Ecology of Climbers: Climbing Plants of India

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Effect of some environmental factors on liana abundance in a regenerating secondary lowland rainforest in Nigeria three decades after a ground fire

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Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns of Climbers along an Abiotic Gradient in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns of Climbers along an Abiotic Gradient in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Palmeiras limitam a proliferação de lianas em florestas do ecótono Amazônia-Cerrado-Pantanal

Overview of the Research on Climbers from the Past to the Present: A Global Analysis

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