Lianas of the Guianas: Guide to the Woody Climbers in the Tropical Forests of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9460222242 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. These plants use the energetically expensive investment of trees in woody stems to gain relatively inexpensive access to the light-rich canopy. 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. Lianas (woody vines) are iconic symbols of tropical forests around the world. Lianas contribute significantly to tropical forest diversity (25-40 percent of species), carbon sequestration, biomass, plant-animal interactions, and forest gap dynamics. 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.. Largely due to their inaccessibility, lianas and other climbers remain among the most poorly documented lifeforms in the tropics
He has been working for more than twenty-five years on community-based development projects in the Guiana Shield region. About the AuthorBruce Hoffman is a tropical botanist. . His is currently Manager of Field Projects for the Conservation Team
. Bruce Hoffman is a tropical botanist. He has been working for more than twenty-five years on community-based development projects in the Guiana Shield region. His is currently Manager of Field Projects for the Conservation Team