Lianas affect forest carbon uptake differently by region, study shows

Mongabay
Dec 14, 2022, 12:15 pm114 pts
Viewed from above, tropical rainforests look like a blanket of trees, branches extending skyward and leaves fanning out in all directions. But in addition to the trees, up to 40% of the visible foliage can come from a separate group of plants: woody vines called lianas. Rooted in the soil, lianas use the…

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