tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27427562.post-1148261470155487142006-05-21T18:29:00.000-07:002006-05-21T18:41:14.093-07:00Recommendations by: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stefan Schnitzer</span>. Assistant Professor. Department of Biological Sciences. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Journal papers</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Putz, F.E. 1984. The natural history of lianas on <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Barro Colorado Island</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Panama</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Ecology 65:1713-1724.<br /><br /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Schnitzer</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">S.A.</st1:country-region></st1:place> and F. Bongers (2002). The ecology of lianas and their role in forests. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 17: 223-230.<br /><br /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Schnitzer</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">S.A.</st1:country-region></st1:place> (2005). A mechanistic explanation for global patterns of liana abundance and distribution. The American Naturalist, 166: 262-276.<br /><br />Pérez-Salicrup, D. R. and M. G. Barker. 2000. Effect of liana cutting on water potential and growth of Senna multijuga (Caesalpiniodae) trees in a Bolivian tropical forest. Oecologia. 124:369-475.<br /><br />Gerwing, J.J., S.A. Schnitzer, R.J. Burnham, F. Bongers, J. Chave, S.J. DeWalt, C.E.N. Ewango, R. Foster, D. Kenfack, M. Martinez-Ramos, M. Parren, N. Parthasarathy, D.R. Perez-Salicrup, F.E. Putz, D.W. Thomas (2006). A standard protocol for censusing lianas. Biotropica 38: 256-261. (This paper provides detailed methods for liana sampling)<br /><br />Phillips, O. L., R. Vásquez M., L. Arroyo, T. R. Baker, T. Killeen, S. L. Lewis, Y. Malhi, A. Monteagudo M., D. Neill, P. Nuñez V., M. Alexiades, C. Ceron, A. Di Fiore, T. Erwin, A. Jardim, W. Palacios, M. Saldias, and B. Vinceti. 2002. Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests. Nature 418: 770-774.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Books</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Gentry, A.H. 1991. The distribution and evolution of climbing plants. Pages 3-49 in F.E. Putz and H.A. Mooney, eds. The Biology of Vines. <st1:placename st="on">Cambridge</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> Press, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cambridge</st1:place></st1:city>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Putz, F.E. and H.A. Mooney. 1991. The Biology of Vines. <st1:placename st="on">Cambridge </st1:placename><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> Press, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cambridge</st1:place></st1:city>. (and citations within)</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948434089004141268noreply@blogger.com