Open AccessPhenotypic correlates of the lianescent growth form: a review
Author(s) -
Tomasz P. Wyka,
Jacek Oleksyn,
Piotr Karolewski,
Stefan A. Schnitzer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct236
Subject(s) - liana , biology , biomass (ecology) , allometry , biomass partitioning , trait , botany , productivity , specific leaf area , transpiration , photosynthesis , ecology , macroeconomics , computer science , economics , programming language
As proposed by Darwin, climbers have been assumed to allocate a smaller fraction of biomass to support organs in comparison with self-supporting plants. They have also been hypothesized to possess a set of traits associated with fast growth, resource uptake and high productivity.
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