EcologyTropical ClimateForestsCarbon SequestrationPanamaPlants
Does increasing canopy liana density decrease the tropical forest carbon sink?
Stefan A Schnitzer, David M DeFilippis
Published: 202510.1002/ecy.70196
Abstract
The ongoing decline in the American tropical forest carbon sink has serious ramifications for atmospheric carbon levels and global climate change. Increasing liana abundance may explain the decaying carbon sink because lianas reduce canopy tree growt…
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