Biodiversity of lianas/ edited by N. Parthasarathy

1 General Introduction
N. Parthasarathy and P. Vivek
2 Patterns of Liana Abundance, Diversity and Distribution
in Temperate Forests
Bruce P. Allen
3 Geographical, Taxonomical and Ecological Aspects
of Lianas in Subtropical Forests of Argentina
Agustina Mallzla, Paula 1. Campanello,
Mariana Villagra, and Sergio Ceballos
4 Liana Effects on Carbon Storage and Uptake in Mature
and Secondary Tropical Forests
Sandra M. Duran and G.A. Sanchez-Azofeifa
5 Diversity and Distribution of Climbing Plants
in Eurasia and North Africa
Liang Hu and Mingguang Li
6 Liana Assemblages in Tropical Forests of Africa
and Southeast Asia: Diversity, Abundance, and Management
Patrick Addo-Fordjour and Zakaria B. Rahmad
7 Diversity of Lianas in Eastern Himalayas
and North-Eastem India
S.K. Barik, D. Adhikari, A. Chetlri, and P.P. Singh
8 Biodiversity of Lianas and Their Functional Traits
in Tropical Forests of Peninsular India
N. Parthasarathy, P. Vivek, C. Muthumperumal,
S. Muthuramkumar, and N. Ayyappan
9 The Contribution of Lianas to Forest Ecology,
Diversity, and Dynamics
Stefan A. Schnitzer
10 Liana Diversity and Their Ecosystem Services in Tropical
Dry Evergreen Forest on the Coromandel Coast of India
N. Parthasarathy, P. Vivek, and K. Anil
11 A Review of Biotechnological Approaches to Conservation
and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Lianas in India
Shaily Goyal, Varsha Sharma, and Kishan Gopal Ramawat
12 Biological Invasion of Vines, Their Impacts and Management
SM. Sundarapandian, C. Muthuinperumal, and K. Subashree
13 Liana Diversity and the Future of Tropical Forests
Mason Campbell, Ainhoa Magrach, and William F. Laurance