Bruce Hoffman

(Author)

Lianas of the Guianas: Guide to the Woody Climbers in the Tropical Forests of Guyana, Suriname and French GuianaHardcover, 3 November 2017

Lianas of the Guianas: Guide to the Woody Climbers in the Tropical Forests of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
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Print Length
624 pages
Language
English
Publisher
LM Publishers
Date Published
3 Nov 2017
ISBN-10
9460222242
ISBN-13
9789460222245

Description

Lianas (woody vines) are iconic symbols of tropical forests around the world. These plants use the energetically expensive investment of trees in woody stems to gain relatively inexpensive access to the light-rich canopy. Lianas contribute significantly to tropical forest diversity (25-40 percent of species), carbon sequestration, biomass, plant-animal interactions, and forest gap dynamics. Although they are often considered pests in commercial forestry, woody climbers are important to many traditional peoples as medicines, subsistence fibers and non-timber forest products. Largely due to their inaccessibility, lianas and other climbers remain among the most poorly documented lifeforms in the tropics. This book aims to facilitate learning and identification of woody climbers of the Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname) for specialists and non-specialists by using an image-rich format, common and scientific names, simplified botanical terminology, and character icon guides, and by describing ecology and uses. The primary focus of the guide for identification is upon family and genus recognition, but identification of common species will be possible in many cases.

Product Details

Authors:
Bruce HoffmanSofie Ruysschaert
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
3 November 2017
Dimensions:
25.4 x 17.53 x 3.81 cm
ISBN-10:
9460222242
ISBN-13:
9789460222245
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
624
Publisher:
Weight:
1950.45 gm

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