Forest climbing plants of West Africa
Subtitle: diversity, ecology and management
By: edited by F. Bongers, M.P.E. Parren, D. Traoré
Contributors: Bongers, Frans; Parren, Marc P. E; Traoré, D.
Publisher: CABI Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Wallingford, Oxfordshire; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Climbing plants -- Africa, West; Forest plants -- Africa, West
Description: "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. This book will be of significant interest to those researching and studying in the areas of forestry and plant ecology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index