Better stewardship of land is needed to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal of
holding warming to below 2 C; however, confusion persists about the specific set of land …

Liana (woody vine) abundance, height, diameter, and climbing mode were studied in the
mature tropical moist forest on Barro Colorado Island, Panama (BCI). Because lianas are …

Interactions between climate and land-use change may drive widespread degradation of
Amazonian forests. High-intensity fires associated with extreme weather events could …

Most tropical forests outside protected areas have been or will be selectively logged so it is
essential to maximize the conservation values of partially harvested areas. Here we examine …

In mature forest on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Republic of Panama, 0.09% of the ground
surface is covered by pits and mounds created by uprooted trees as compared to 14—60% of …

The first scientific treatise on vines in nearly a century and the most wide-ranging one ever
written. Putz (University of Florida) and Mooney (Stanford University) have edited 18 chapters …

Global concern over rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide is stimulating
development and implementation of policies aimed at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by …

Over the past two decades, sets of timber harvesting guidelines designed to mitigate the
deleterious environmental impacts of tree felling, yarding, and hauling have become known as “…

We expand the concept of “old growth” to encompass the distinct ecologies and conservation
values of the world's ancient grass‐dominated biomes. Biologically rich grasslands, …

In evergreen tropical rain forest, growing on a nutrient-poor Oxisol (lateritic soil) near San
Carlos de Rio Negro, Venezuela, the average total above-ground dry weight of lianas was …