Overview

Climbing plants, including lianas, represent a fascinating component of the ecology of tropical forests. This book focuses on the climbing plants of West African forests. Based on original research, it presents information on the flora (including a checklist), diversity (with overviews at several levels of integration), ecology (distribution, characteristics in relation to environment, their role in forest ecosystems) and ethnobotany Forestry aspects, such as their impact on tree growth and development, and the effects of forestry interventions on climbers are also covered.

Full Product Details

9780851999142

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Frans Bongers is professor of tropical forest ecology at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and works on succession, biodiversity, forest regeneration and forest management in various tropical countries, both in Africa and Latin America.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available