Theoretical approaches to liana management: a search for a less harmful method
| Autor: | Juliano van Melis, Veridiana de Lara Weiser, Julia C. Sfair, Fernando Roberto Martins, Andréia Alves Rezende, André Luis Casarin Rochelle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. 11:89-95 |
| ISSN: | 2151-3740 2151-3732 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21513732.2015.1004196 |
| Popis: | Lianas can change forest dynamics, slowing down forest regeneration after a perturbation. In these cases, it may be necessary to manage these woody climbers. Our aim was to simulate two management strategies: (1) focusing on abundant liana species and (2) focusing on the largest lianas, and contrast them with the random removal of lianas. We applied mathematical simulations for liana removal in three different vegetation types in southeastern Brazil: a Rainforest, a Seasonal Tropical Forest, and a Woodland Savanna. Using these samples, we performed simulations based on two liana removal procedures and compared them with random removal. We also used regression analysis with quasi-Poisson distribution to test whether larger lianas were aggressive, i.e., if they climbed into many trees. The procedure of cutting larger lianas was as effective as cutting them randomly and proved not to be a good method for liana management. Moreover, most of the lianas climbed into one or two trees, i.e., were not aggressive. ... |
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